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Make your computer look busy with fake terminal commands, browser dashboards, and installation windows
Make your computer look busy with fake terminal commands, browser dashboards, and installation windows.
Note: This package is purely for entertainment/demonstration purposes. It doesn't actually do any real work or modify your system.
The fastest way to run ocupado is with npx (no installation required):
npx ocupado
npm install -g ocupado
Then run from anywhere:
ocupado
npm install ocupado
Then run via npx or npm scripts:
npx ocupado
Run with all features enabled (terminal output, browser, native window, spawned terminal, stay awake):
ocupado
Use the --options flag to interactively select which features to enable:
ocupado --options
This displays a checklist:
? Select features to enable:
◉ Terminal output - Fake commands with spinners and progress bars
◉ Spawn additional terminal - Open a new terminal window with fake output
◉ Browser dashboard - Launch a browser with a fake DevOps dashboard
◉ Native installer window - Show a native window with fake installation progress
◉ Stay awake - Prevent the screen from sleeping
Use arrow keys to navigate, space to toggle, and enter to confirm.
Press Ctrl+C to stop ocupado. All spawned processes and windows will be cleaned up automatically.
# Run everything (default)
ocupado
# Select specific features interactively
ocupado --options
# Run via npx without installing
npx ocupado
# Run via npx with options
npx ocupado --options
| Feature | Linux | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal Output | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Spawn Terminal | gnome-terminal, konsole, xfce4-terminal, xterm, etc. | Terminal.app, iTerm | Windows Terminal, PowerShell, cmd |
| Browser Dashboard | ✅ (Chromium auto-downloaded) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Native Window | zenity or yad | Built-in (AppleScript) | Built-in (PowerShell) |
| Stay Awake | xdg-screensaver, caffeine, xset, or gnome-session-inhibit | caffeinate | PowerShell |
Most Linux desktop environments have zenity pre-installed. If not:
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install zenity
# Fedora
sudo dnf install zenity
# Arch
sudo pacman -S zenity
All the "work" displayed is completely fake:
This application is designed to be safe and non-invasive:
See SECURITY.md for full security documentation.
We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on:
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ocupado.git
cd ocupado
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Build
npm run build
# Run tests
npm test
# Development mode (watch for changes)
npm run dev
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FAQs
Make your computer look busy with fake terminal commands, browser dashboards, and installation windows
The npm package ocupado receives a total of 2 weekly downloads. As such, ocupado popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that ocupado demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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