root_rain

An aestetic root_rain program written in Rust.

Installation

Automated Installation (Recommended)

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Run the installer:

git clone https://github.com/execrooted/root_rain.git

cd root_rain

sudo ./install.sh

The installer will automatically:

• Install Rust if not present
• Build the root_rain
• Install it system-wide to /usr/local/bin/root_rain

Arch Linux

If you have the PKGBUILD file, install using makepkg:

yay -S root_rain
# Or any AUR helper

This will build and install the package globally.

Then to run it:

root_rain

Uninstallation

cd root_rain

sudo ./uninstall.sh

Arch Linux

yay -R root_rain
# Or any AUR helper

Usage

Run the animation with default settings:

root_rain

Command Line Options

• -s, --speed <SPEED>: Set animation speed (fast=1.5x, medium=1.0x, slow=0.5x)
• -c, --color <COLOR>: Set drop color (black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, white, grey)
• -b, --bold: Make drops bold
• -w, --weather <WEATHER>: Set weather type (rainy, snowy)
• --direction <DIRECTION>: Set horizontal drift (left, right, down)
• --continuity: Enable continuity mode (particles disappear instead of staying)
• -l, --live [COLOR1] [COLOR2]: Enable live effect (colors fade from color1 to color2 based on height, defaults to blue white if no colors specified)
• --character <CHAR>: Set all particles to a specific character

Examples

Stowy weather with switching live colors:

root_rain --weather snowy -l

Snow with left drift:

root_rain --weather snowy --direction left

Fast animation with continuity:

root_rain --speed fast --continuity

Controls

• Press Ctrl+C to exit the animation

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues and pull requests.

Made by execRooted