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Install cowsay with npm

cowsay is a configurable talking cow. Version 1.6.0 via npm; verified 2024-01-26.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

Portable and language managers

npmverified · 100%
npm install -g cowsay

local npm package metadata

overview

Package summary

cowsay is a configurable talking cow

Commands and aliases

  • cowsay
  • cowthink

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cowsay. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • npm lifecycle scripts are declared: prepare.
  • No npm postinstall script is recorded in package metadata.
  • npm package metadata declares a prepare script.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 6 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
cowsaycliglobal executable
cowthinkcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.6.0
manager updated2024-01-26
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/piuccio/cowsay

  • warningThe package-manager record has not been updated in over a year.2024-01-26T06:24:22.739Zhigh confidence
  • infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/piuccio/cowsaynone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keynpm:cowsay
Version1.6.0
Package managernpm
Package manager pagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/cowsay
Homepagehttps://github.com/piuccio/cowsay
Repositoryhttps://github.com/piuccio/cowsay
Upstream docshttps://github.com/piuccio/cowsay
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/cowsay/-/cowsay-1.6.0.tgz
Issue trackerhttps://github.com/piuccio/cowsay/issues
Last updated2024-01-26T06:24:22.739Z
Published2024-01-26T06:24:22.739Z
Dependenciesget-stdin, string-width, strip-final-newline, yargs
Build dependencies@rollup/plugin-commonjs, @rollup/plugin-node-resolve, execa, rollup, rollup-plugin-string, tape
Bottlenot recorded
npm postinstallnot defined
Servicenone declared
Keywordscow, cowsay, cowthink, figlet, talking, ASCII

registry facts

Source database details

Source Databasenpm registry
Dist Tags
Latest
1.6.0
Version Count21
Maintainers
  • piuccio
AuthorFabio Crisci
Publisherpiuccio
Engines
Node
>= 4
Integritysha512-8C4H1jdrgNusTQr3Yu4SCm+ZKsAlDFbpa0KS0Z3im8ueag+9pGOf3CrioruvmeaW/A5oqg9L0ar6qeftAh03jw==
Shasumdea1a2504a3422bcbaa5e85d564170a84791b672
Unpacked Size495,745
File Count0
Created At2012-11-22T10:29:22.538Z
Latest Published At2024-01-26T06:24:22.739Z
Modified At2024-01-26T06:24:22.897Z

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

cowsay

nix profile install nixpkgs#cowsay
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cowsay
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/cowsay/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

cowsay 3.04-r2

Configurable talking cow (and a few other creatures)

https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay

sudo apk add cowsay
  • License: Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cowsay
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cowsay
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cowsay from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

cowsay-doc 3.04-r2

Configurable talking cow (and a few other creatures) (documentation)

https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay

sudo apk add cowsay-doc
  • License: Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cowsay
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cowsay
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cowsay-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

cowsay 3.8.4-5.fc44

Configurable speaking/thinking cow

https://github.com/cowsay-org/cowsay

sudo dnf install cowsay
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: cowsay
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cowsay
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cowsay from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

cowsay 3.8.4-1

Configurable talking cow (and a bit more)

https://cowsay.diamonds

sudo pacman -S cowsay
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: any
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cowsay
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: cowsay from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

cowsay 3.8.4-1.3

Configurable talking cow (and some other creatures)

https://cowsay.diamonds/

sudo zypper install cowsay
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Amusements/Toys/Other
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: cowsay
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cowsay
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cowsay from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

cowsay

sudo port install cowsay
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cowsay
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/cowsay/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/cowsay

scoop install main/cowsay
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cowsay
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cowsay.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • cowsaySame normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: art, ascii, cli, cowsay, cowthink.

Same workflow

  • yosayLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cowsay, string, string-width, strip.
  • yeoman-characterLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: art, ascii, cli, terminal, terminal-art.
  • cowsaySame normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment