Meow

Print ASCII cats to your terminal!

This is a simple command-line tool to display cute little kitties :D

I love cats

Usage

Usage: meow [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -c, --count <COUNT>  How many cats to print [default: 1]
  -l, --literally      Are you literally this cat?
  -h, --help           Print help
  -V, --version        Print version

Installation

Ubuntu / Debian / etc

This package is available through apt. Run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install meow

Note: the Debian package is currently being rolled out and may not be available on all systems. Currently available in: Ubuntu 25.04, Debian Testing.

Nix / Nixos

Try the package out by running nix-shell -p meow.

If you want to add it to your configuration, you can add the following to your configuration:

environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
  meow
];

Or, if you are using Home Manager:

home.packages = with pkgs; [
  meow
];

From Cargo

To get the package directly from the Rust / Cargo archives, run:

cargo install meow-cli

The binary will then be built to some directory that will be output to your command line.

Building from source

1. Install Rust
2. Clone this repository
3. Build and run with cargo run or cargo run -- [OPTIONS]