# Install tty-clock with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix Digital clock in ncurses. Version 2.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tty-clock ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tty-clock ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add tty-clock ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tty-clock from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install tty-clock ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: tty-clock from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#tty-clock ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tt/tty-clock/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tty-clock - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.3 - **Source summary:** Digital clock in ncurses - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - tty-clock (cli) - tty-clock (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/xorg62/tty-clock - Upstream latest detected: v2.3 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage tty-clock is a small ncurses digital clock for the terminal. Its official README is essentially the command's usage synopsis, which fits the project's role as a compact Unix-style utility. ### Project history The official GitHub page describes tty-clock simply as a clock using the ncurses library. The README documents a mature option set for seconds, screensaver mode, boxed and centered display, colors, bold colors, 12-hour time, UTC, a target tty, rebound animation, date formatting, blinking colon, and redraw delays. ### Adoption history The supplied package facts show tty-clock packaged by Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix. That adoption pattern is typical for terminal toys and small productivity utilities: tiny dependency surface, predictable build, and enough charm to be worth carrying in package collections. ### How it is used Users run `tty-clock` in a terminal to display an ncurses clock. The README options cover both practical clock display and screensaver-style behavior, including positioning, colors, date visibility, UTC, and update timing. ### Why package nerds care tty-clock is package-nerd significant less because of deep project history and more because it is the archetype of a packagable terminal nicety: C/ncurses, a single binary, a readable usage surface, and cross-distro availability. ### Timeline - Undated: Official README documents the `tty-clock` command-line option set. - Current: GitHub repository page lists the project as BSD-3-Clause licensed and release-tagged. - Current: Supplied package facts list availability across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix. ### Related projects - ncurses is the terminal UI library named by the official repository description. - Other terminal clock and screensaver utilities occupy the same lightweight CLI-toy niche. ### Sources - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tty-clock - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - tty-clock - 2.3+git.20211121.f2f847c-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: tty-clock from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | simple terminal clock | https://github.com/xorg62/tty-clock - Nix - tty-clock: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tt/tty-clock/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - tty-clock - 2.3-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: tty-clock from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | simple terminal clock | https://github.com/xorg62/tty-clock - apk - tty-clock - 2.3_git20240104-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tty-clock from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | tty clock! | https://github.com/xorg62/tty-clock - apk - tty-clock-doc - 2.3_git20240104-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tty-clock-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | tty clock! (documentation) | https://github.com/xorg62/tty-clock ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cbonsai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cbonsai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ncurses, productivity, terminal. - [clock-rs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clock-rs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, clock, productivity, terminal, time. - [sc-im](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sc-im/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ncurses, productivity, terminal. - [vim](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vim/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ncurses, productivity, terminal. - [byobu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/byobu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal. - [eless](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eless/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal. - [gotz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal, time. - [nvimpager](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nvimpager/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tty-clock.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tty-clock.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph