conky/doc/command_options.xml

<variablelist>
	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-v | -V | --version</option></command></term>
		<listitem>
			Prints version and exits
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-q | --quiet</option></command></term>
		<listitem>
			Run Conky in 'quiet mode' (ie. no output)
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-D | --debug</option></command></term>
		<listitem>
			Increase debugging output, ie. -DD for more debugging
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-a | --alignment=</option></command><option>ALIGNMENT</option></term>
		<listitem>
			Text alignment on screen, {top,bottom,middle}_{left,right,middle} or none.  Can also be abbreviated with first chars of position, ie. tr for top_right.
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-b | --double-buffer</option></command></term>
		<listitem>
			Use double buffering (eliminates "flicker")
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-c | --config=</option></command><option>FILE</option></term>
		<listitem>
			Config file to load instead of $HOME/.conkyrc
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-C | --print-config</option></command></term>
		<listitem>
			Print builtin default config to stdout. See also the section EXAMPLES for more information.
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-d | --daemonize</option></command></term>
		<listitem>
			Daemonize Conky, aka fork to background
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-f | --font=</option></command><option>FONT</option></term>
		<listitem>
			Font to use
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-h | --help</option></command></term>
		<listitem>
			Prints command line help and exits
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-o | --own-window</option></command></term>
		<listitem>
			Create own window to draw
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-t | --text=</option></command><option>TEXT</option></term>
		<listitem>
			Text to render, remember single quotes, like -t &apos; $uptime &apos;
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-u | --interval=</option></command><option>SECONDS</option></term>
		<listitem>
			Update interval
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-w | --window-id=</option></command><option>WIN_ID</option></term>
		<listitem>
			Window id to draw
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-X | --display=</option></command><option>DISPLAY</option></term>
		<listitem>
			X11 display to use
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-x </option></command><option>X_COORDINATE</option></term>
		<listitem>
			X position
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-y </option></command><option>Y_COORDINATE</option></term>
		<listitem>
			Y position
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
		<term><command><option>-i </option></command><option>COUNT</option></term>
		<listitem>
			Number of times to update Conky (and quit)
			<para></para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>

</variablelist>