conky/README

conky(1)                                                              conky(1)



NAME
       conky - A system monitor for X originally based on the torsmo code, but
       more kickass. It just keeps on given'er. Yeah.

SYNOPSIS
       conky [options]

DESCRIPTION
       Conky is a system monitor for X originally based on torsmo.  Since  its
       inception,  Conky has changed significantly from its predecessor, while
       maintaining simplicity and  configurability.  Conky  can  display  just
       about  anything,  either on your root desktop or in its own window. Not
       only does Conky have many built-in objects, it can  also  display  just
       about any piece of information by using scripts and other external pro‐
       grams.

       Conky has more than 250 built  in  objects,  including  support  for  a
       plethora  of OS stats (uname, uptime, CPU usage, mem usage, disk usage,
       "top" like process stats, and network monitoring, just to name a  few),
       built in IMAP and POP3 support, built in support for many popular music
       players (MPD, XMMS2, BMPx, Audacious), and much much more.   Conky  can
       display  this  info  either  as text, or using simple progress bars and
       graph widgets, with different fonts and colours.

       We are always looking for help, whether  its  reporting  bugs,  writing
       patches,  or writing docs.  Please use the facilities at SourceForge to
       make bug reports, feature requests, and  submit  patches,  or  stop  by
       #conky on irc.freenode.net if you have questions or want to contribute.

       Thanks for your interest in Conky.

COMPILING
       For  users compiling from source on a binary distro, make sure you have
       the X development libraries installed. This should be a  package  along
       the  lines  of "libx11-dev" or "xorg-x11-dev" for X11 libs, and similar
       "-dev" format for the other libs required (depending on your  configure
       options).

       Conky  has  (for  some time) been available in the repositories of most
       popular distributions.  Here are some installation instructions  for  a
       few:

       Gentoo users -- Conky is in Gentoo's Portage... simply use "emerge app-
       admin/conky" for installation.  There is  also  usually  an  up-to-date
       ebuild within Conky's package or in the git repo.

       Debian,  etc. users -- Conky should be in your repositories, and can be
       installed by doing "aptitude install conky".

       Example to compile and run Conky with  all  optional  components  (note
       that some configure options may differ for your system):

       sh autogen.sh # Only required if building from the git repo

       ./configure       --prefix=/usr      --mandir=/usr/share/man      --in‐
       fodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share  --sysconfdir=/etc  --local‐
       statedir=/var/lib --disable-own-window --enable-audacious[=yes|no|lega‐
       cy] --enable-bmpx --disable-hddtemp --disable-mpd --enable-xmms2 --dis‐
       able-portmon   --disable-network  --enable-debug  --disable-x11  --dis‐
       able-double-buffer --disable-xdamage --disable-xft

       make

       make install # Optional

       src/conky

       Conky has been tested to be compatible with C99 C, however it  has  not
       been tested with anything other than gcc, and is not guaranteed to work
       with other compilers.

YOU SHOULD KNOW
       Conky is generally very good on resources. That said, the more you  try
       to make Conky do, the more resources it is going to consume.

       An easy way to force Conky to reload your ~/.conkyrc: "killall -SIGUSR1
       conky".  Saves you the trouble of having to kill and then restart.  You
       can now also do the same with SIGHUP.

OPTIONS
       Command  line  options override configurations defined in configuration
       file.

       -v | -V | --version
              Prints version and exits


       -q | --quiet
              Run Conky in 'quiet mode' (ie. no output)


       -a | --alignment=ALIGNMENT
              Text alignment on  screen,  {top,bottom,middle}_{left,right,mid‐
              dle} or none


       -b | --double-buffer
              Use double buffering (eliminates "flicker")


       -c | --config=FILE
              Config file to load instead of $HOME/.conkyrc


       -d | --daemonize
              Daemonize Conky, aka fork to background


       -f | --font=FONT
              Font to use


       -h | --help
              Prints command line help and exits


       -o | --own-window
              Create own window to draw


       -t | --text=TEXT
              Text to render, remember single quotes, like -t ' $uptime '


       -u | --interval=SECONDS
              Update interval


       -w | --window-id=WIN_ID
              Window id to draw


       -x X_COORDINATE
              X position


       -y Y_COORDINATE
              Y position


       -i COUNT
              Number of times to update Conky (and quit)


CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
       Default    configuration    file    location   is   $HOME/.conkyrc   or
       ${sysconfdir}/conky/conky.conf. On most systems,  sysconfdir  is  /etc,
       and you can find the sample config file there (/etc/conky/conky.conf).

       You  might  want  to copy it to $HOME/.conkyrc and then start modifying
       it.  Other configs can be found at http://conky.sf.net/

       alias  Use this to create aliases of variables. The first  argument  is
              the  new  name, the second the old name, and the other arguments
              are passed on to the variable. Example: If you want to use  $al‐
              pha  instead  of  ${beta gamma delta} then you have to write the
              following: alias alpha beta gamma delta . PS: Instead of  creat‐
              ing  an  alias  in the config you can also use environment vari‐
              ables. Example: Start conky like this: alpha="beta gamma  delta"
              conky


       alignment
              Aligned position on screen, may be top_left, top_right, top_mid‐
              dle, bottom_left, bottom_right, bottom_middle, middle_left, mid‐
              dle_right,  or  none  (also can be abreviated as tl, tr, tm, bl,
              br, bm, ml, mr)


       background
              Boolean value, if true, Conky will be forked to background  when
              started


       border_margin
              Border margin in pixels


       border_width
              Border width in pixels


       colorN Predefine  a color for use inside TEXT segments. Substitute N by
              a digit between 0 and 9, inclusively. When specifying the  color
              value in hex, omit the leading hash (#).


       cpu_avg_samples
              The number of samples to average for CPU monitoring


       top_cpu_separate
              If true, cpu in top will show usage of one processor's power. If
              false, cpu in top will show the usage of all  processors'  power
              combined.


       default_bar_size
              Specify  a  default  width  and  height  for bars. Example: 'de‐
              fault_bar_size 0 6'. This is particularly useful for execbar and
              execibar as they do not take size arguments


       default_graph_size
              Specify  a  default  width  and height for graphs. Example: 'de‐
              fault_graph_size 0 25'. This is particularly  useful  for  exec‐
              graph and execigraph as they do not take size arguments


       default_gauge_size
              Specify  a  default  width  and height for gauges. Example: 'de‐
              fault_gauge_size 25 25'. This is particularly useful  for  exec‐
              gauge and execigauge as they do not take size arguments


       default_color
              Default color and border color


       default_outline_color
              Default outline color


       default_shade_color
              Default shading color and border's shading color


       double_buffer
              Use the Xdbe extension? (eliminates flicker) It is highly recom‐
              mended to use own window with this one so double buffer won't be
              so big.


       draw_borders
              Draw borders around text?


       draw_graph_borders
              Draw borders around graphs?


       draw_outline
              Draw outlines?


       draw_shades
              Draw shades?


       font   Font name in X, xfontsel can be used to get a nice font


       gap_x  Gap,  in pixels, between right or left border of screen, same as
              passing -x at command line, e.g. gap_x 10


       gap_y  Gap, in pixels, between top or bottom border of screen, same  as
              passing -y at command line, e.g. gap_y 10.


       if_up_strictness
              How  strict  should if_up be when testing an interface for being
              up? The value is one of up, link or address, to  check  for  the
              interface being solely up, being up and having link or being up,
              having link and an assigned IP address.


       imap   Default global IMAP server. Arguments are: "host user  pass  [-i
              interval]  [-f folder] [-p port] [-e command] [-r retries]". De‐
              fault port is 143, default folder is 'INBOX',  default  interval
              is  5 minutes, and default number of retries before giving up is
              5. If the password is supplied as '*', you will be  prompted  to
              enter the password when Conky starts.


       mail_spool
              Mail spool for mail checking


       max_port_monitor_connections
              Allow  each  port monitor to track at most this many connections
              (if 0 or not set, default is 256)


       max_specials
              Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts,  offsets,  aligns,
              etc. (default is 512)


       max_user_text bytes
              Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout below TEXT line in
              config file (default is 16384 bytes)


       text_buffer_size bytes
              Size of the standard text buffer (default is  256  bytes).  This
              buffer  is used for intermediary text, such as individual lines,
              output from $exec vars, and various other variables.  Increasing
              the  size  of this buffer can drastically reduce Conky's perfor‐
              mance, but will allow for more text display  per  variable.  The
              size  of this buffer cannot be smaller than the default value of
              256 bytes.


       maximum_width pixels
              Maximum width of window


       minimum_size width (height)
              Minimum size of window


       mpd_host
              Host of MPD server


       mpd_port
              Port of MPD server


       mpd_password
              MPD server password


       music_player_interval
              Music player thread update interval (defaults to Conky's  update
              interval)


       net_avg_samples
              The number of samples to average for net data


       no_buffers
              Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?


       override_utf8_locale
              Force UTF8? requires XFT


       own_window
              Boolean, create own window to draw?


       own_window_class
              Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to "Conky".


       own_window_colour colour
              If  own_window_transparent no, set a specified background colour
              (defaults to black). Takes either a hex  value  (#ffffff)  or  a
              valid RGB name (see /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt)


       own_window_hints undecorated,below,above,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
              If  own_window is yes, you may use these window manager hints to
              affect the way Conky displays.  Notes: Use own_window_type desk‐
              top  as another way to implement many of these hints implicitly.
              If you use own_window_type override, window manager  hints  have
              no meaning and are ignored.


       own_window_title
              Manually set the window name. Defaults to "<hostname> - conky".


       own_window_transparent
              Boolean, set pseudo-transparency?


       own_window_type
              if own_window is yes, you may specify type normal, desktop, dock
              or override (default: normal).  Desktop windows are special win‐
              dows that have no window decorations; are always visible on your
              desktop; do not appear in your pager or taskbar; and are  sticky
              across  all workspaces.  Override windows are not under the con‐
              trol of the window manager. Hints are ignored. This type of win‐
              dow can be useful for certain situations.


       out_to_console
              Print text to stdout.


       out_to_stderr
              Print text to stderr.


       out_to_x
              When  set  to  no, there will be no output in X (useful when you
              also use things like out_to_console).  If you set it to no, make
              sure  that  it's placed before all other X-related setting (take
              the first line of your configfile to be sure). Default value  is
              yes


       overwrite_file
              Overwrite the file given as argument.


       append_file
              Append the file given as argument.


       pad_percents
              Pad percentages to this many decimals (0 = no padding)


       pop3   Default  global  POP3 server. Arguments are: "host user pass [-i
              interval] [-p port] [-e command] [-r retries]". Default port  is
              110,  default  interval  is 5 minutes, and default number of re‐
              tries before giving up is 5. If the password is supplied as '*',
              you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.


       short_units
              Shortens units to a single character (kiB->k, GiB->G, etc.). De‐
              fault is off.


       show_graph_scale
              Shows the maximum value in scaled graphs.


       show_graph_range
              Shows the time range covered by a graph.


       stippled_borders
              Border stippling (dashing) in pixels


       temperature_unit
              Desired output unit of all  objects  displaying  a  temperature.
              Parameters  are  either  "fahrenheit"  or "celsius". The default
              unit is degree Celsius.


       templateN
              Define a template for later use inside TEXT segments. Substitute
              N  by  a  digit  between 0 and 9, inclusively.  The value of the
              variable is being inserted into the stuff below TEXT at the cor‐
              responding position, but before some substitutions are applied:

              '\n' -> newline
              '\\' -> backslash
              '\ ' -> space
              '\N' -> template argument N


       total_run_times
              Total  number of times for Conky to update before quitting. Zero
              makes Conky run forever


       update_interval
              Update interval in seconds


       uppercase
              Boolean value, if true, text is rendered in upper case


       use_spacer
              Adds spaces around certain objects to stop them from moving oth‐
              er things around. Arguments are left, right, and none (default).
              The  old  true/false  values  are  deprecated  and  default   to
              right/none  respectively.  Note  that this only helps if you are
              using a mono font, such as Bitstream Vera Sans Mono.


       use_xft
              Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)


       xftalpha
              Alpha of Xft font. Must be a value at or between 1 and 0.


       xftfont
              Xft font to use.


       TEXT   After this begins text to be formatted on screen. Backslash  (\)
              escapes  newlines  in  the  text section. This can be useful for
              cleaning up config files where conky is used to  pipe  input  to
              dzen2.


VARIABLES
       Colors  are  parsed using XParsecolor(), there might be a list of them:
       /usr/share/X11/rgb.txt.   Also,    ⟨http://sedition.com/perl/rgb.html⟩.
       Color can be also in #rrggbb format (hex).

       addr interface
              IP  address  for  an interface, or "No Address" if no address is
              assigned.


       addrs interface
              IP addresses for an interface (if one - works like addr).  Linux
              only.


       acpiacadapter
              ACPI ac adapter state.


       acpifan
              ACPI fan state


       acpitemp
              ACPI temperature in C.


       adt746xcpu
              CPU temperature from therm_adt746x


       adt746xfan
              Fan speed from therm_adt746x


       alignr (num)
              Right-justify text, with space of N


       alignc (num)
              Align text to centre


       apm_adapter
              Display APM AC adapter status (FreeBSD only)


       apm_battery_life
              Display APM battery life in percent (FreeBSD only)


       apm_battery_time
              Display  remaining  APM battery life in hh:mm:ss or "unknown" if
              AC adapterstatus is on-line or charging (FreeBSD only)


       audacious_bar (height),(width)
              Progress bar


       audacious_bitrate
              Bitrate of current tune


       audacious_channels
              Number of audio channels of current tune


       audacious_filename
              Full path and filename of current tune


       audacious_frequency
              Sampling frequency of current tune


       audacious_length
              Total length of current tune as MM:SS


       audacious_length_seconds
              Total length of current tune in seconds


       audacious_playlist_position
              Playlist position of current tune


       audacious_playlist_length
              Number of tunes in playlist


       audacious_position
              Position of current tune (MM:SS)


       audacious_position_seconds
              Position of current tune in seconds


       audacious_status
              Player status (Playing/Paused/Stopped/Not running)


       audacious_title (max length)
              Title of current tune with optional maximum length specifier


       audacious_main_volume
              The current volume fetched from Audacious


       battery (num)
              Battery status and remaining percentage capacity of ACPI or  APM
              battery.  ACPI  battery number can be given as argument (default
              is BAT0).


       battery_short (num)
              Battery status and remaining percentage capacity of ACPI or  APM
              battery.  ACPI  battery number can be given as argument (default
              is BAT0).  This mode display a short status, which means that  C
              is  displayed  instead of charging and D is displayed instead of
              discharging.


       battery_bar (height),(width) (num)
              Battery percentage remaining of ACPI battery in a bar. ACPI bat‐
              tery number can be given as argument (default is BAT0).


       battery_percent (num)
              Battery percentage remaining for ACPI battery. ACPI battery num‐
              ber can be given as argument (default is BAT0).


       battery_time (num)
              Battery charge/discharge time remaining of  ACPI  battery.  ACPI
              battery number can be given as argument (default is BAT0).


       bmpx_artist
              Artist in current BMPx track


       bmpx_album
              Album in current BMPx track


       bmpx_title
              Title of the current BMPx track


       bmpx_track
              Track number of the current BMPx track


       bmpx_bitrate
              Bitrate of the current BMPx track


       bmpx_uri
              URI of the current BMPx track


       buffers
              Amount of memory buffered


       cached Amount of memory cached


       color (color)
              Change drawing color to color


       colorN Change  drawing color to colorN configuration option, where N is
              a digit between 0 and 9, inclusively.


       conky_version
              Conky version


       combine var1 var2
              Places the lines of var2 to the right of the lines of var1 seperated by the chars that are put between var1 and var2. For example: ${combine ${head /proc/cpuinfo 2} - ${head /proc/meminfo 1}} gives as output "cpuinfo_line1 - meminfo_line1" on line 1 and "cpuinfo_line2 -" on line 2. $combine vars can also be nested to place more vars next to each other.


       conky_build_date
              Date Conky was built


       conky_build_arch
              CPU architecture Conky was built for


       cpu (cpuN)
              CPU usage in percents. For SMP machines, the CPU number  can  be
              provided  as  an  argument.  ${cpu cpu0} is the total usage, and
              ${cpu cpuX} (X >= 1) are individual CPUs.


       cpubar (cpuN) (height),(width)
              Bar that shows CPU usage, height is bar's height in pixels.  See
              $cpu for more info on SMP.


       cpugauge (cpuN) (height),(width)
              Elliptical  gauge  that  shows  CPU  usage, height and width are
              gauge's vertical and horizontal axis respectively. See $cpu  for
              more info on SMP.


       cpugraph  (cpuN)  ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1)
       (gradient colour 2) (scale)
              CPU usage graph, with optional colours in hex, minus the #.  See
              $cpu  for  more  info  on  SMP. Uses a logarithmic scale (to see
              small numbers) when you use "log" instead of "normal".


       diskio (device)
              Displays current disk IO. Device is optional, and takes the form
              of sda for /dev/sda. Individual partitions are allowed.


       diskiograph ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gra‐
       dient colour 2) (scale) (device)
              Disk IO graph, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If scale  is
              non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph. Uses a logarithmic
              scale (to see small numbers) when you use "log" instead of "nor‐
              mal".


       diskio_read (device)
              Displays current disk IO for reads. Device as in diskio.


       diskiograph_read  ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1)
       (gradient colour 2) (scale) (device)
              Disk IO graph for reads, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If
              scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph. Device as
              in diskio. Uses a logarithmic scale (to see small numbers)  when
              you use "log" instead of "normal".


       diskio_write (device)
              Displays current disk IO for writes. Device as in diskio.


       diskiograph_write ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1)
       (gradient colour 2) (scale) (device)
              Disk IO graph for writes, colours defined in hex, minus  the  #.
              If scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph. Device
              as in diskio. Uses a logarithmic scale (to  see  small  numbers)
              when you use "log" instead of "normal".


       disk_protect device
              Disk  protection  status,  if  supported  (needs  kernel-patch).
              Prints either "frozen" or "free " (note the padding).


       downspeed net
              Download speed in KiB


       downspeedf net
              Download speed in KiB with one decimal


       downspeedgraph ("normal"|"log") (height),(width)  (gradient  colour  1)
       (gradient colour 2) (scale) (net)
              Download  speed  graph,  colours defined in hex, minus the #. If
              scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the  graph.  Uses  a
              logarithmic  scale (to see small numbers) when you use "log" in‐
              stead of "normal".


       else   Text to show if any of the above are not true


       entropy_avail
              Current entropy available for crypto freaks


       entropy_bar (height),(width)
              Normalized bar of available entropy for crypto freaks


       entropy_poolsize
              Total size of system entropy pool for crypto freaks


       eval string
              Evalutates given string according to the rules of TEXT interpre‐
              tation,  i.e.  parsing  any contained text object specifications
              into their output, any occuring '$$' into a single  '$'  and  so
              on. The output is then being parsed again.


       exec command
              Executes a shell command and displays the output in conky. warn‐
              ing: this takes a lot more resources than other  variables.  I'd
              recommend coding wanted behaviour in C and posting a patch.


       execbar command
              Same  as  exec,  except if the first value return is a value be‐
              tween 0-100, it will use that number for a  bar.  The  size  for
              bars can be controlled via the default_bar_size config setting.


       execgauge command
              Same  as exec, except if the first value returned is a value be‐
              tween 0-100, it will use that number for a gauge. The  size  for
              gauges  can be controlled via the default_gauge_size config set‐
              ting.


       execgraph ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradi‐
       ent colour 2) (scale) command
              Same as execbar, but graphs values. Uses a logaritmic scale when
              the log option is given (to see  small  numbers).  Values  still
              have  to  be  between 0 and 100. The size for graphs can be con‐
              trolled via the default_graph_size config setting.


       execi interval command
              Same as exec but with specific interval. Interval can't be  less
              than update_interval in configuration. See also $texeci


       execibar interval command
              Same as execbar, except with an interval


       execigraph interval command
              Same as execgraph, but takes an interval arg and graphs values.


       execigauge interval command
              Same as execgauge, but takes an interval arg and gauges values.


       execp command
              Executes a shell command and displays the output in conky. warn‐
              ing: this takes a lot more resources than other  variables.  I'd
              recommend coding wanted behaviour in C and posting a patch. This
              differs from $exec in that it parses the output of the  command,
              so  you  can  insert things like ${color red}hi!${color} in your
              script and have it correctly parsed by  Conky.   Caveats:  Conky
              parses  and  evaluates  the  output  of  $execp every time Conky
              loops, and then destroys all the objects. If you try to use any‐
              thing  like $execi within an $execp statement, it will function‐
              ally run at the same interval that the $execp statement runs, as
              it is created and destroyed at every interval.


       execpi interval command
              Same as execp but with specific interval. Interval can't be less
              than update_interval in configuration. Note that the output from
              the  $execpi  command is still parsed and evaluated at every in‐
              terval.


       font (font)
              Specify a different font. This new font will apply to  the  cur‐
              rent  line and everything following. You can use a $font with no
              arguments to change back to the default  font  (much  like  with
              $color)


       freq (n)
              Returns  CPU  #n's frequency in MHz. CPUs are counted from 1. If
              omitted, the parameter defaults to 1.


       freq_g (n)
              Returns CPU #n's frequency in GHz. CPUs are counted from  1.  If
              omitted, the parameter defaults to 1.


       freq_dyn (n)
              Returns CPU #n's frequency in MHz (defaults to 1), but is calcu‐
              lated by counting to clock cycles to  complete  an  instruction.
              Only available for x86/amd64.


       freq_dyn_g (n)
              Returns CPU #n's frequency in GHz (defaults to 1), but is calcu‐
              lated by counting to clock cycles to  complete  an  instruction.
              Only available for x86/amd64.


       fs_bar (height),(width) fs
              Bar  that  shows how much space is used on a file system. height
              is the height in pixels. fs is any file on that file system.


       fs_free (fs)
              Free space on a file system available for users.


       fs_free_perc (fs)
              Free percentage of space on a file system available for users.


       fs_size (fs)
              File system size


       fs_type (fs)
              File system type


       fs_used (fs)
              File system used space


       goto x The next element will be printed at position 'x'.


       gw_iface
              Displays the default route's interface or "multiple"/"none"  ac‐
              cordingly.


       gw_ip  Displays  the  default gateway's IP or "multiple"/"none" accord‐
              ingly.


       hddtemp dev, (host,(port))
              Displays temperature of a selected hard disk drive  as  reported
              by  the  hddtemp  daemon  running on host:port.  Default host is
              127.0.0.1, default port is 7634.


       head logfile lines (interval)
              Displays first N lines of supplied text text file.  If  interval
              is  not  supplied,  Conky assumes 2x Conky's interval. Max of 30
              lines can be displayed, or until the text buffer is filled.


       hr (height)
              Horizontal line, height is the height in pixels


       hwmon (dev) type n
              Hwmon sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6). Parameter dev may be  omit‐
              ted  if you have only one hwmon device. Parameter type is either
              'in' or 'vol' meaning voltage; 'fan' meaning fan; 'temp' meaning
              temperature.   Parameter   n   is  number  of  the  sensor.  See
              /sys/class/hwmon/ on your local computer.


       iconv_start codeset_from codeset_to
              Convert text from one codeset to another using GNU iconv.  Needs
              to be stopped with iconv_stop.


       iconv_stop
              Stop iconv codeset conversion.


       i2c (dev) type n
              I2C  sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6). Parameter dev may be omitted
              if you have only one I2C device. Parameter type is  either  'in'
              or 'vol' meaning voltage; 'fan' meaning fan; 'temp' meaning tem‐
              perature.  Parameter  n   is   number   of   the   sensor.   See
              /sys/bus/i2c/devices/ on your local computer.


       i8k_ac_status
              If  running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
              whether ac power is on, as listed in  /proc/i8k  (translated  to
              human-readable).  Beware  that this is by default not enabled by
              i8k itself.


       i8k_bios
              If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops,  displays
              the bios version as listed in /proc/i8k.


       i8k_buttons_status
              If  running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
              the volume buttons status as listed in /proc/i8k.


       i8k_cpu_temp
              If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops,  displays
              the cpu temperature in Celsius, as reported by /proc/i8k.


       i8k_left_fan_rpm
              If  running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
              the left fan's rate of rotation, in revolutions  per  minute  as
              listed in /proc/i8k. Beware, some laptops i8k reports these fans
              in reverse order.


       i8k_left_fan_status
              If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops,  displays
              the left fan status as listed in /proc/i8k (translated to human-
              readable). Beware, some laptops i8k reports these  fans  in  re‐
              verse order.


       i8k_right_fan_rpm
              If  running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
              the right fan's rate of rotation, in revolutions per  minute  as
              listed in /proc/i8k. Beware, some laptops i8k reports these fans
              in reverse order.


       i8k_right_fan_status
              If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops,  displays
              the  right  fan status as listed in /proc/i8k (translated to hu‐
              man-readable). Beware, some laptops i8k reports  these  fans  in
              reverse order.


       i8k_serial
              If  running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
              your laptop serial number as listed in /proc/i8k.


       i8k_version
              If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops,  displays
              the version formatting of /proc/i8k.


       ibm_fan
              If running the IBM ACPI, displays the fan speed.


       ibm_temps N
              If  running the IBM ACPI, displays the temperatures from the IBM
              temperature sensors (N=0..7) Sensor 0 is on the CPU, 3 is on the
              GPU.


       ibm_volume
              If  running  the  IBM  ACPI,  displays the "master" volume, con‐
              trolled by the volume keys (0-14).


       ibm_brightness
              If running the IBM ACPI, displays the brigtness of the laptops's
              LCD (0-7).


       if_empty (var)
              if  conky  variable  VAR  is  empty,  display everything between
              $if_empty and the matching $endif


       if_existing file (string)
              if FILE exists, display everything between if_existing  and  the
              matching  $endif.  The optional second paramater checks for FILE
              containing the specified string and  prints  everything  between
              $if_existing and the matching $endif.


       if_gw  if there is at least one default gateway, display everything be‐
              tween $if_gw and the matching $endif


       if_match expression
              Evaluates the given boolean expression, printing everything  be‐
              tween $if_match and the matching $endif depending on whether the
              evaluation returns true or not.  Valid expressions consist of  a
              left  side,  an  operator and a right side. Left and right sides
              are being parsed for contained text objects  before  evaluation.
              Recognised left and right side types are:

              double: argument consists of only digits and a single dot.
              long: argument consists of only digits.
              string: argument is enclosed in quotation mark or the checks for
              double and long failed before.

              Valid operands are: '>', '<', '>=', '<=', '==', '!='.


       if_mixer_mute (mixer)
              If mixer exists, display everything between  $if_mixer_mute  and
              the matching $endif. If no mixer is specified, "Master" is used.


       if_running (process)
              if  PROCESS  is  running, display everything $if_running and the
              matching $endif. This uses the  ``pidof''  command,  so  the  -x
              switch is also supported.


       if_mounted (mountpoint)
              if MOUNTPOINT is mounted, display everything between $if_mounted
              and the matching $endif


       if_smapi_bat_installed (INDEX)
              when using smapi, if the battery with index INDEX is  installed,
              display   everything  between  $if_smapi_bat_installed  and  the
              matching $endif


       if_up (interface)
              if INTERFACE exists and is up, display everything between $if_up
              and the matching $endif


       if_updatenr (updatenr)
              If  it's the UPDATENR-th time that conky updates, display every‐
              thing between $if_updatenr and the matching $endif.  The counter
              resets   when  the  highest  UPDATENR  is  reached.   Example  :
              "{$if_updatenr 1}foo$endif{$if_updatenr 2}bar$endif{$if_updatenr
              4}$endif"  shows  foo 25% of the time followed by bar 25% of the
              time followed by nothing the other half of the time.


       imap_messages (args)
              Displays the number of messages in your global IMAP inbox by de‐
              fault.  You  can  define  individual  IMAP inboxes seperately by
              passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass
              [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command] [-r retries]". Default port
              is 143, default interval is 5 minutes, and default number of re‐
              tries before giving up is 5. If the password is supplied as '*',
              you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.


       imap_unseen (args)
              Displays the number of unseen messages in your global IMAP inbox
              by default. You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by
              passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass
              [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command] [-r retries]". Default port
              is 143, default interval is 5 minutes, and default number of re‐
              tries before giving up is 5. If the password is supplied as '*',
              you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.


       ioscheduler disk
              Prints the current ioscheduler used  for  the  given  disk  name
              (i.e. e.g. "hda" or "sdb")


       kernel Kernel version


       laptop_mode
              The value of /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode


       loadavg
              (1,2,3)> System load average, 1 is for past 1 minute, 2 for past
              5 minutes and 3 for past 15 minutes.


       loadgraph ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradi‐
       ent colour 2) (scale)
              Load1  average graph, similar to xload, with optional colours in
              hex, minus the #. Uses a logarithmic scale (to  see  small  num‐
              bers) when you use "log" instead of "normal".


       lines textfile
              Displays the number of lines in the given file


       machine
              Machine, i686 for example


       mails (mailbox) (interval)
              Mail  count  in the specified mailbox or your mail spool if not.
              Both mbox and maildir type mailboxes are supported. You can  use
              a  program  like  fetchmail  to get mails from some server using
              your favourite protocol. See also new_mails.


       new_mails (mailbox) (interval)
              Unread mail count in the specified mailbox or mail spool if not.
              Both mbox and maildir type mailboxes are supported.


       seen_mails (maildir) (interval)
              Number  of mails marked as seen in the specified mailbox or mail
              spool if not. Only maildir type mailboxes  are  supported,  mbox
              type will return -1.


       unseen_mails (maildir) (interval)
              Number  of  new or unseen mails in the specified mailbox or mail
              spool if not. Only maildir type mailboxes  are  supported,  mbox
              type will return -1.


       flagged_mails (maildir) (interval)
              Number  of  mails  marked as flagged in the specified mailbox or
              mail spool if not. Only maildir type  mailboxes  are  supported,
              mbox type will return -1.


       unflagged_mails (maildir) (interval)
              Number  of  mails not marked as flagged in the specified mailbox
              or mail spool if not. Only maildir type mailboxes are supported,
              mbox type will return -1.


       forwarded_mails (maildir) (interval)
              Number  of mails marked as forwarded in the specified mailbox or
              mail spool if not. Only maildir type  mailboxes  are  supported,
              mbox type will return -1.


       unforwarded_mails (maildir) (interval)
              Number of mails not marked as forwarded in the specified mailbox
              or mail spool if not. Only maildir type mailboxes are supported,
              mbox type will return -1.


       replied_mails (maildir) (interval)
              Number  of  mails  marked as replied in the specified mailbox or
              mail spool if not. Only maildir type  mailboxes  are  supported,
              mbox type will return -1.


       unreplied_mails (maildir) (interval)
              Number  of  mails not marked as replied in the specified mailbox
              or mail spool if not. Only maildir type mailboxes are supported,
              mbox type will return -1.


       draft_mails (maildir) (interval)
              Number of mails marked as draft in the specified mailbox or mail
              spool if not. Only maildir type mailboxes  are  supported,  mbox
              type will return -1.


       trashed_mails (maildir) (interval)
              Number  of  mails  marked as trashed in the specified mailbox or
              mail spool if not. Only maildir type  mailboxes  are  supported,
              mbox type will return -1.


       mboxscan (-n number of messages to print) (-fw from width) (-sw subject
       width) mbox
              Print a summary of recent messages in an  mbox  format  mailbox.
              mbox  parameter  is the filename of the mailbox (can be encapsu‐
              lated using '"', ie. ${mboxscan -n 10 "/home/brenden/some box"}


       mem    Amount of memory in use


       membar (height),(width)
              Bar that shows amount of memory in use


       memgauge (height),(width)
              Gauge that shows amount of memory in use (see cpugauge)


       memgraph ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1)  (gradi‐
       ent colour 2) (scale)
              Memory  usage graph. Uses a logarithmic scale (to see small num‐
              bers) when you use "log" instead of "normal".


       memeasyfree
              Amount of free memory including the memory that is  very  easily
              freed (buffers/cache)


       memfree
              Amount of free memory


       memmax Total amount of memory


       memperc
              Percentage of memory in use


       mixer (device)
              Prints  the  mixer value as reported by the OS. Default mixer is
              "vol", but you can specify one of the following  optional  argu‐
              ments:  "vol",  "bass",  "treble",  "synth",  "pcm",  "speaker",
              "line", "mic", "cd", "mix",  "pcm2",  "rec",  "igain",  "ogain",
              "line1",  "line2",  "line3",  "dig1",  "dig2",  "dig3",  "phin",
              "phout", "video", "radio", "monitor". Refer to the definition of
              SOUND_DEVICE_NAMES  in  <linux/soundcard.h>  (on Linux), <sound‐
              card.h> (on OpenBSD), or <sys/soundcard.h> to find the exact op‐
              tions available on your system.


       mixerbar (device)
              Displays  mixer  value  in a bar as reported by the OS. See docs
              for $mixer for details on arguments.


       mixerr (device)
              Prints the right channel mixer value as reported by the OS.  See
              docs for $mixer for details on arguments.


       mixerrbar (device)
              Displays  the  right channel mixer value in a bar as reported by
              the OS. See docs for $mixer for details on arguments.


       mixerl (device)
              Prints the left channel mixer value as reported by the  OS.  See
              docs for $mixer for details on arguments.


       mixerlbar (device)
              Displays  the  left  channel mixer value in a bar as reported by
              the OS. See docs for $mixer for details on arguments.


       moc_state
              Current state of MOC; playing, stopped etc.


       moc_file
              File name of the current MOC song


       moc_title
              Title of the current MOC song


       moc_artist
              Artist of the current MOC song


       moc_song
              The current song name being played in MOC.


       moc_album
              Album of the current MOC song


       moc_totaltime
              Total length of the current MOC song


       moc_timeleft
              Time left in the current MOC song


       moc_curtime
              Current time of the current MOC song


       moc_bitrate
              Bitrate in the current MOC song


       moc_rate
              Rate of the current MOC song


       monitor
              Number of the monitor on which conky is running


       monitor_number
              Number of monitors


       mpd_artist
              Artist in current MPD song must be enabled at compile


       mpd_album
              Album in current MPD song


       mpd_bar (height),(width)
              Bar of mpd's progress


       mpd_bitrate
              Bitrate of current song


       mpd_status
              Playing, stopped, et cetera.


       mpd_title (max length)
              Title of current MPD song


       mpd_vol
              MPD's volume


       mpd_elapsed
              Song's elapsed time


       mpd_length
              Song's length


       mpd_percent
              Percent of song's progress


       mpd_random
              Random status (On/Off)


       mpd_repeat
              Repeat status (On/Off)


       mpd_track
              Prints the MPD track field


       mpd_name
              Prints the MPD name field


       mpd_file
              Prints the file name of the current MPD song


       mpd_smart (max length)
              Prints the song name in either the form "artist - title" or file
              name, depending on whats available


       if_mpd_playing
              if   mpd  is  playing  or  paused,  display  everything  between
              $if_mpd_playing and the matching $endif


       nameserver (index)
              Print a nameserver from /etc/resolv.conf. Index  starts  at  and
              defaults to 0.


       nodename
              Hostname


       nvidia threshold temp ambient gpufreq memfreq imagequality
              Nvidia  graficcard support for the XNVCtrl library.  Each option
              can be shortened to the least  significant  part.   Temperatures
              are printed as float, all other values as integer.

              threshold: the thresholdtemperature at which the gpu slows down
              temp: gives the gpu current temperature
              ambient: gives current air temperature near GPU case
              gpufreq: gives the current gpu frequency
              memfreq: gives the current mem frequency
              imagequality: which imagequality should be choosen by OpenGL ap‐
              plications


       outlinecolor (color)
              Change outline color


       pb_battery item
              If running on Apple powerbook/ibook, display information on bat‐
              tery  status.  The item parameter specifies, what information to
              display. Exactly one item must be specified. Valid items are:

              status: Display if battery is fully charged, charging, discharg‐
              ing or absent (running on AC)
              percent:  Display  charge  of battery in percent, if charging or
              discharging. Nothing will be  displayed,  if  battery  is  fully
              charged or absent.
              time: Display the time remaining until the battery will be fully
              charged or discharged at current rate. Nothing is displayed,  if
              battery  is  absent or if it's present but fully charged and not
              discharging.


       platform (dev) type n
              Platform sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6).  Parameter  dev  may  be
              omitted  if  you have only one platform device. Platform type is
              either 'in' or 'vol' meaning voltage; 'fan' meaning fan;  'temp'
              meaning  temperature.  Parameter  n is number of the sensor. See
              /sys/bus/platform/devices/ on your local computer.


       pop3_unseen (args)
              Displays the number of unseen messages in your global POP3 inbox
              by default. You can define individual POP3 inboxes seperately by
              passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass
              [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command] [-r retries]". Default port
              is 110, default interval is 5 minutes, and default number of re‐
              tries before giving up is 5. If the password is supplied as '*',
              you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.


       pop3_used (args)
              Displays the amount of space (in MiB, 2^20) used in your  global
              POP3  inbox  by  default. You can define individual POP3 inboxes
              seperately by passing arguments to this object.  Arguments  are:
              "host  user  pass  [-i  interval] [-p port] [-e command] [-r re‐
              tries]". Default port is 110, default interval is 5 minutes, and
              default number of retries before giving up is 5. If the password
              is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter  the  password
              when Conky starts.


       pre_exec shell command
              Executes a shell command one time before conky displays anything
              and puts output as text.


       processes
              Total processes (sleeping and running)


       running_processes
              Running processes (not sleeping), requires Linux 2.6


       scroll length (step) text
              Scroll 'text' by 'step' characters showing  'length'  number  of
              characters  at  the  same  time. The text may also contain vari‐
              ables. 'step' is optional and defaults to 1 if not set. If a var
              creates  output  on multiple lines then the lines are placed be‐
              hind each other separated with a '|'-sign. Do NOT use vars  that
              change  colors or otherwise affect the design inside a scrolling
              text. If you want spaces  between  the  start  and  the  end  of
              'text',  place them at the end of 'text' not at the front ("foo‐
              bar" and " foobar" can both generate "barfoo" but "foobar " will
              keep the spaces like this "bar foo").


       shadecolor (color)
              Change shading color


       smapi (ARGS)
              when  using  smapi,  display  contents of the /sys/devices/plat‐
              form/smapi directory. ARGS are either '(FILENAME)' or 'bat  (IN‐
              DEX)  (FILENAME)'  to  display the corresponding files' content.
              This is a very raw method of accessing the  smapi  values.  When
              available, better use one of the smapi_* variables instead.


       smapi_bat_bar (INDEX),(height),(width)
              when  using smapi, display the remaining capacity of the battery
              with index INDEX as a bar.


       smapi_bat_perc (INDEX)
              when using smapi, display the remaining capacity in  percent  of
              the  battery  with  index INDEX. This is a separate variable be‐
              cause it supports the 'use_spacer' configuration option.


       smapi_bat_power INDEX
              when using smapi, display the current power of the battery  with
              index  INDEX  in  watt.  This is a separate variable because the
              original read out value is being converted from mW. The sign  of
              the  output  reflects  charging (positive) or discharging (nega‐
              tive) state.


       smapi_bat_temp INDEX
              when using smapi, display the current temperature of the battery
              with  index INDEX in degree Celsius. This is a separate variable
              because the original read out value is being converted from mil‐
              li degree Celsius.


       stippled_hr (space)
              Stippled (dashed) horizontal line


       swapbar (height),(width)
              Bar that shows amount of swap in use


       swap   Amount of swap in use


       swapmax
              Total amount of swap


       swapperc
              Percentage of swap in use


       sysname
              System name, Linux for example


       tcp_portmon port_begin port_end item (index) (ip4 only at present)
              TCP port monitor for specified local ports. Port numbers must be
              in the range 1 to 65535. Valid items are:

              count - total number of connections in the range
              rip - remote ip address
              rhost - remote host name
              rport - remote port number
              rservice - remote service name from /etc/services
              lip - local ip address
              lhost - local host name
              lport - local port number
              lservice - local service name from /etc/services

              The connection index provides you with access to each connection
              in the port monitor. The monitor will return information for in‐
              dex values from 0 to n-1 connections. Values higher than n-1 are
              simply  ignored. For the "count" item, the connection index must
              be omitted. It is required for all other items.

              Examples:
              ${tcp_portmon 6881 6999 count} - displays the number of  connec‐
              tions in the bittorrent port range
              ${tcp_portmon  22 22 rip 0} - displays the remote host ip of the
              first sshd connection
              ${tcp_portmon 22 22 rip 9} - displays the remote host ip of  the
              tenth sshd connection
              ${tcp_portmon 1 1024 rhost 0} - displays the remote host name of
              the first connection on a privileged port
              ${tcp_portmon 1 1024 rport 4} - displays the remote host port of
              the fifth connection on a privileged port
              ${tcp_portmon  1 65535 lservice 14} - displays the local service
              name of the fifteenth connection in the range of all ports

              Note that port monitor variables which share the same port range
              actually refer to the same monitor, so many references to a sin‐
              gle port range for different items and different indexes all use
              the  same monitor internally. In other words, the program avoids
              creating redundant monitors.

       texeci interval command
              Runs a command at an interval inside a thread and  displays  the
              output.  Same  as  $execi,  except  the  command is run inside a
              thread. Use this if you have a slow script to keep Conky  updat‐
              ing.  You should make the interval slightly longer then the time
              it takes your script to execute. For  example,  if  you  have  a
              script  that  take 5 seconds to execute, you should make the in‐
              terval at least 6 seconds. See also $execi.


       offset (pixels)
              Move text over by N pixels. See also $voffset.


       rss url delay_in_minutes action (num_par (spaces_in_front))
              Download and parse RSS feeds. Action may be one of  the  follow‐
              ing:  feed_title, item_title (with num par), item_desc (with num
              par) and item_titles (when using this action and spaces_in_front
              is given conky places that many spaces in front of each item).


       tab (width, (start))
              Puts a tab of the specified width, starting from column 'start'.
              The unit is pixels for both arguments.


       tail logfile lines (interval)
              Displays last N lines of supplied text text file. If interval is
              not supplied, Conky assumes 2x Conky's interval. Max of 30 lines
              can be displayed, or until the text buffer is filled.


       templateN (arg1) (arg2) (arg3 ...)
              Evaluate the content of  the  templateN  configuration  variable
              (where N is a value between 0 and 9, inclusively), applying sub‐
              stitutions as described in the documentation of the  correspond‐
              ing  configuration variable.  The number of arguments is option‐
              al, but must match the highest referred index in  the  template.
              You  can  use the same special sequences in each argument as the
              ones valid for a template definition, e.g. to allow an  argument
              to  contain  a  whitespace.  Also simple nesting of templates is
              possible this way.

              Here are some examples of template definitions:

              template0 $\1\2
              template1 \1: ${fs_used \2} / ${fs_size \2}
              template2 \1 \2

              The following list shows sample usage of the  templates  defined
              above, with the equivalent syntax when not using any template at
              all:

              using template                            same without template
              ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
              ${template0 node name}                    $nodename
              ${template1 root /}                       root:   ${fs_free   /}   /
                                                        ${fs_size /}
              ${template1 ${template2\ disk\ root} /}   disk root: ${fs_free /} / ${fs_size /}


       time (format)
              Local  time, see man strftime to get more information about for‐
              mat


       utime (format)
              Display time in UTC (universal coordinate time).


       tztime (timezone) (format)
              Local time for specified timezone, see man strftime to get  more
              information  about format. The timezone argument is specified in
              similar fashion as TZ environment variable. For hints,  look  in
              /usr/share/zoneinfo. e.g. US/Pacific, Europe/Zurich, etc.


       totaldown net
              Total  download, overflows at 4 GB on Linux with 32-bit arch and
              there doesn't seem to be a way to know how many times it has al‐
              ready done that before conky has started.


       top type, num
              This  takes arguments in the form:top (name) (number) Basically,
              processes are ranked from highest to lowest in terms of cpu  us‐
              age,  which  is  what  (num)  represents. The types are: "name",
              "pid", "cpu", "mem", "mem_res", "mem_vsize", and  "time".  There
              can be a max of 10 processes listed.


       top_mem type, num
              Same as top, except sorted by mem usage instead of cpu


       top_time type, num
              Same  as top, except sorted by total CPU time instead of current
              CPU usage


       totalup net
              Total upload, this one too, may overflow


       updates Number of updates
              for debugging


       upspeed net
              Upload speed in KiB


       upspeedf net
              Upload speed in KiB with one decimal


       upspeedgraph  ("normal"|"log")  (height),(width)  (gradient  colour  1)
       (gradient colour 2) (scale) (net)
              Upload  speed  graph,  colours  defined  in hex, minus the #. If
              scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the  graph.  Uses  a
              logarithmic  scale (to see small numbers) when you use "log" in‐
              stead of "normal".


       uptime Uptime


       uptime_short
              Uptime in a shorter format


       user_number
              Number of users logged in


       user_names
              Lists the names of the users logged in


       user_terms
              Lists the consoles in use


       user_times
              Lists how long users have been logged in for


       voffset (pixels)
              Change vertical offset by N pixels. Negative values  will  cause
              text to overlap. See also $offset.


       voltage_mv (n)
              Returns  CPU  #n's  voltage  in  mV. CPUs are counted from 1. If
              omitted, the parameter defaults to 1.


       voltage_v (n)
              Returns CPU #n's voltage in V. CPUs are counted from 1. If omit‐
              ted, the parameter defaults to 1.


       wireless_essid net
              Wireless access point ESSID (Linux only)


       wireless_mode net
              Wireless mode (Managed/Ad-Hoc/Master) (Linux only)


       wireless_bitrate net
              Wireless bitrate (ie 11 Mb/s) (Linux only)


       wireless_ap net
              Wireless access point MAC address (Linux only)


       wireless_link_qual net
              Wireless link quality (Linux only)


       wireless_link_qual_max net
              Wireless link quality maximum value (Linux only)


       wireless_link_qual_perc net
              Wireless link quality in percents (Linux only)


       wireless_link_bar (height), (width) net
              Wireless link quality bar (Linux only)


       words textfile
              Displays the number of words in the given file


       xmms2_artist
              Artist in current XMMS2 song


       xmms2_album
              Album in current XMMS2 song


       xmms2_title
              Title in current XMMS2 song


       xmms2_genre
              Genre in current XMMS2 song


       xmms2_comment
              Comment in current XMMS2 song


       xmms2_decoder
              Decoder plugin used


       xmms2_transport
              Transport plugin used


       xmms2_url
              Full path to current song


       xmms2_tracknr
              Track number in current XMMS2 song


       xmms2_bitrate
              Bitrate of current song


       xmms2_id
              XMMS2 id of current song


       xmms2_duration
              Duration of current song


       xmms2_elapsed
              Song's elapsed time


       xmms2_size
              Size of current song


       xmms2_percent
              Percent of song's progress


       xmms2_status
              XMMS2 status (Playing, Paused, Stopped, or Disconnected)


       xmms2_bar (height),(width)
              Bar of XMMS2's progress


       xmms2_smart
              Prints the song name in either the form "artist - title" or file
              name, depending on whats available


       if_xmms2_connected
              Display everything between $if_xmms2_connected and the  matching
              $endif if xmms2 is running.


       eve api_userid api_key character_id
              Fetches  your  currently  training skill from the Eve Online API
              servers  (http://www.eve-online.com/)  and  displays  the  skill
              along with the remaining training time.


EXAMPLES
       conky -t '${time %D %H:%M}' -o -u 30
              Start Conky in its own window with date and clock as text and 30
              sec update interval.

       conky -a top_left -x 5 -y 500 -d
              Start Conky to background at coordinates (5, 500).

FILES
       ~/.conkyrc default configuration file

BUGS
       Drawing to root or some other desktop window directly doesn't work with
       all window managers. Especially doesn't work well with Gnome and it has
       been reported that it doesn't work with KDE  either.  Nautilus  can  be
       disabled  from  drawing  to  desktop with program gconf-editor. Uncheck
       show_desktop in /apps/nautilus/preferences/.  There  is  -w  switch  in
       Conky  to  set  some  specific window id. You might find xwininfo -tree
       useful to find the window to draw to. You  can  also  use  -o  argument
       which makes Conky to create its own window. If you do try running Conky
       in its own window, be sure to read up on the  own_window_type  settings
       and experiment.

SEE ALSO
       ⟨http://conky.sourceforge.net/⟩

       ⟨http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/conky⟩

       #conky on irc.freenode.net

COPYING
       Copyright  (c)  2005-2009 Brenden Matthews, Philip Kovacs, et. al.  Any
       original torsmo code is licensed under the BSD license (see LICENSE.BSD
       for a copy).  All code written since the fork of torsmo is licensed un‐
       der the GPL (see LICENSE.GPL for a copy), except where noted different‐
       ly  (such  as  in  portmon  code, timed thread code, and audacious code
       which are LGPL, and prss which is an MIT-style license).

AUTHORS
       The Conky dev team (see AUTHORS for a full list of contributors).



                                  2009-03-15                          conky(1)