ASCII Rain With rain
Fill the terminal with a calm, falling-rain animation.
Run rain to start the animation; press Ctrl+C to stop.
01Command
Command
$ rain02What it does
rain is a small bsdgames animation that draws falling drops across the screen, optionally with thunder. It is a low-key screensaver-like effect that needs no graphics and works over SSH.
03Risk
!Warning: It runs continuously until interrupted, so avoid starting it in a shared or logged session.
04Undo
✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.
05Sources
- Debian package: bsdgamesEvidence: Installs bsdgames, which includes the rain animation.
- rain(6) — Debian manpageEvidence: Documents rain, a terminal rain animation.
Last verified: 2026-09-20 · Category: Media