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# Meow
Print ASCII cats to your terminal!
This is a simple command-line tool to display cute little kitties :D
I love cats
[](https://repology.org/project/meow-ascii-cats/versions)
<br />
[](https://repology.org/project/meow-ascii-cats/versions)
<br />
[](https://repology.org/project/meow-ascii-cats/versions)
## 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:
```sh
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:
```nix
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
meow
];
```
Or, if you are using Home Manager:
```nix
home.packages = with pkgs; [
meow
];
```
### From Cargo
To get the package directly from the Rust / Cargo archives, run:
```sh
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
1. Clone this repository
1. Build and run with `cargo run` or `cargo run -- [OPTIONS]`
## Packaging shenanigans
The goal of this package is to eventually be in every Linux package repository and more (who doesn't like cats?)
Current status:
- [x] NixOS
- [x] Debian Stable
- [x] Ubuntu
- [ ] AUR
- [ ] Fedora
- [ ] EPEL
- [ ] Homebrew
- [ ] WinGet
- [ ] Extras
- [ ] Gentoo
- [ ] Alpine
- [ ] OpenBSD
- [ ] FreeBSD
- [ ] openSUSE
## Credits
- Cats
- Meowing
- [How to exit vim](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11828270/how-do-i-exit-the-vim-editor)
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