temperature

Reports CPU/SoC temperature from the kernel thermal zones.

• Kind: info_provider
• Binary: xfetch-plugin-temperature
• Dependencies: none on Linux (world-readable files), wmic/powershell on Windows

Installation

xfetch plugin install temperature

Configuration

{
    "info_plugins": [{ "plugin": "temperature", "args": { "unit": "celsius" } }],
    "modules": ["plugin:temperature"]
}

Arguments

Field	Required	Default	Description
unit	No	"celsius"	"celsius" or "fahrenheit"

Output

State	Output
Zone read	 45°C (x86_pkg_temp)
Unsupported platform	 Unsupported platform

Platform

Platform	Source	Notes
Linux	/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/	World-readable type + temp files, no subprocess
Windows	WMI MSAcpi_ThermalZoneTemperature	Via wmic, powershell fallback; no admin needed on most machines
macOS	—	Unsupported: real sources (powermetrics, SMC) require root or third-party tools

Limitations

• The plugin runs within a 2 s with_timeout budget from the plugin API, responding with Temperature: timed out instead of hanging xfetch.