diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/te/ternimal/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/te/ternimal/package.nix
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+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, rustc
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "ternimal";
+  version = "0.1.0-unstable-2017-12-31";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "p-e-w";
+    repo = "ternimal";
+    rev = "e7953b4f80e514899e0920f0e36bb3141b685122";
+    hash = "sha256-uIxuwRvStvlC/YiolOvWZd45Qg3b86jsZQ000zZMo3M=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ rustc ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
+    rustc -O $src/ternimal.rs
+
+    runHook postBuild
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp ternimal $out/bin
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Simulate a lifeform in the terminal";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/p-e-w/ternimal";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ anomalocaris ];
+    platforms = with lib.platforms; linux ++ darwin;
+    mainProgram = "ternimal";
+  };
+}