Neofetch and checkupdates

VoDo · 2020-12-31 21:17:36

I know nothing about scripting, development etc...
I would like to have checkupdate when running neofetch
I found on this forum

(checkupdates; cower -u 2>/dev/null) | wc -l

When I put it to neofetch config.conf

prin "Updates" "(checkupdates; cower -u 2>/dev/null) | wc -l"

it writes

Updates: | wc -l

What should I add to that line to show the number of packages for update as it does when I put it into the terminal?

Last edited by VoDo (2020-12-31 21:18:34)

VoDo · 2020-12-31 21:24:44

Ok one hundred try and correct answer is this

prin "Updates" "(checkupdates; cower -u 2>/dev/null | wc -l)"

WorMzy · 2020-12-31 23:31:32

cower is dead upstream, maybe use auracle sync instead.

Also, I know nothing about neofetch, but I would expect only the output of the second command to be passed to wc, the first command's output would be printed to stdout. If you want to concatenate the output, move the close parenthesis to just after the second command, e.g.

prin "Updates" "(checkupdates; cower -u) 2>/dev/null | wc -l"

Or maybe use a group command to avoid using a subshell (assuming that's supported by neofetch)

prin "Updates" "{ checkupdates; cower -u; } 2>/dev/null | wc -l"

VoDo · 2021-01-01 07:22:56

Thank you
Maybe it works without cower command what I have no idea its function, I remove cower -u and run the command it displays 0 as before, will wait for some updates.

VoDo · 2021-01-02 06:58:08

At the end I use only this in neofetch.

prin "Updates" "$(checkupdates | wc -l)"

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#1 2020-12-31 21:17:36

Neofetch and checkupdates

#2 2020-12-31 21:24:44

Re: Neofetch and checkupdates

#3 2020-12-31 23:31:32

Re: Neofetch and checkupdates

#4 2021-01-01 07:22:56

Re: Neofetch and checkupdates

#5 2021-01-02 06:58:08

Re: Neofetch and checkupdates

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