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  the	 torsmo	 code.
       Since  it's original conception, Conky has changed a fair bit from it's
       predecessor.  Conky can display just about  anything,  either  on  your
       root  desktop  or in it's own window.  Conky has many built-in objects,
       as well as the ability to execute programs and  scripts,	 then  display
       the output from stdout.

       We are always looking for help, and anyone interested in becoming a de-
       veloper is welcome.  Please use the facilities at SourceForge  to  make
       bug reports, feature requests, and submit patches.

       Thanks for your interest in Conky.

COMPILING
       For  users  compiling from source, make sure you have the X development
       libraries installed.  This should be  a	package	 along	the  lines  of
       "libx11-dev or xorg-x11-dev".

       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 Svn.

       Debian,etc.  users  --  Conky will be in Debian's repositories soon (by
       mid-September, hopefully), and then Ubuntu  shortly  thereafter.	 Until
       then, "dpkg -i" the .deb package to install.

       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 Svn

       ./configure	--prefix=/usr	   --mandir=/usr/share/man	 --in-
       fodir=/usr/share/info  --datadir=/usr/share  --sysconfdir=/etc --local-
       statedir=/var/lib --enable-xft --enable-own-window --enable-proc-uptime
       --enable-audacious  --enable-infopipe --enable-bmpx --enable-seti --en-
       able-hddtemp --enable-mpd --enable-xmms2 --enable-imlib2 --enable-port-
       mon   --enable-mldonkey	 --enable-debug	 --enable-double-buffer	 --en-
       able-xdamage --enable-x11

       make

       make install # Optional

       src/conky

       Conky probably doesn't compile with compilers other than gcc  and  icc.
       It  doesn't  compile  with C89 compiler and not even with pure C99.  It
       uses a few things that might not exist: strdup(),  strcasecmp(),	 strn-
       casecmp(),  optarg  variable  with getopt() and long long (not in C89).
       Crashes in file system statistics stuff when compiled with icc, I don't
       know exactly why.

       You  can disable 'drawing to own window' feature in case you don't need
       it by passing --disable-own-window to configure -script.


YOU SHOULD KNOW
       Conky is generally very good on resources. However, certain objects  in
       Conky  are  harder  on resources then others. In particular, the $tail,
       $top, $font, and $graph objects are quite costly in comparison  to  the
       rest of Conky.

       If  you	do use them, please do not complain about memory or CPU usage,
       unless you think something's seriously wrong (mem leak, etc.).

       An easy way to force Conky to reload your ~/.conkyrc: "killall -SIGUSR1
       conky".	Saves you the trouble of having to kill and then restart.

       IMPORTANT:  For	previous Conky users, Conky 1.3 no longer supports the
       metar stuff.  mdsplib was causing  way  too  many  problems.  Hopefully
       there'll be a better solution in Conky 2.x...

OPTIONS
       Command	line  options override configurations defined in configuration
       file.

       -v | -V
	      Prints version and exits


       -a ALIGNMENT
	      Text alignment on screen, {top,bottom}_{left,right} or none


       -b     Use double buffering (eliminates "flicker")


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


       -d     Daemonize Conky, aka fork to background


       -f FONT
	      Font to use


       -h     Prints command line help and exits


       -o     Create own window to draw


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


       -u SECONDS
	      Update interval


       -w WIN_ID
	      Window id to draw


       -x X_COORDINATE
	      X position


       -y Y_COORDINATE
	      Y position


CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
       Default configuration file  is  $HOME/.conkyrc  (can  be	 changed  from
       conky.c among other things). See conkyrc.sample. If installing from De-
       bian package, this should be in /usr/share/doc/conky/examples  ("gunzip
       conkyrc.sample.gz" to get conkyrc.sample).

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

       alignment
	      Aligned position on screen, may  be  top_left,  top_right,  bot-
	      tom_left, bottom_right, or none


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


       on_bottom
	      Set Conky on the bottom of all other applications


       border_margin
	      Border margin in pixels


       border_width
	      Border width in pixels


       cpu_avg_samples
	      The number of samples to average for CPU monitoring


       default_color
	      Default color and border color


       default_shade_color
	      Default shading color and border's shading color


       default_outline_color
	      Default outline 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_shades
	      Draw shades?


       draw_outline
	      Draw outlines?


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


       gap_x  Gap between right or left border of screen, same as  passing  -x
	      at command line


       gap_y  Gap  between  top or bottom border of screen, same as passing -y
	      at command line


       imap   Default global IMAP server. Arguments are: "host user  pass  [-i
	      interval]	 [-f  folder] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is
	      143, default folder is 'INBOX', default interval is  5  minutes.
	      If  the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to en-
	      ter the password when Conky starts.


       no_buffers
	      Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?


       mail_spool
	      Mail spool for mail checking


       maximum_width pixels
	      Maximum width of window


       minimum_size width (height)
	      Minimum size of window


       min_port_monitors
	      Allow for the creation of at least this number of port  monitors
	      (if 0 or not set, default is 16)


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


       mldonkey_hostname
	      Hostname for mldonkey stuff, defaults to localhost


       mldonkey_port
	      Mldonkey port, 4001 default


       mldonkey_login
	      Mldonkey login, default none


       mldonkey_password
	      Mldonkey password, default none


       mpd_host
	      Host of MPD server


       mpd_port
	      Port of MPD server


       mpd_password
	      MPD server password


       net_avg_samples
	      The number of samples to average for net data


       override_utf8_locale
	      Force UTF8? requires XFT


       own_window
	      Boolean, create own window to draw?


       own_window_transparent
	      Boolean, set pseudo-transparency?


       own_window_type
	      if own_window is yes, you may specify type  normal,  desktop  or
	      override (default: normal).  Desktop windows are special windows
	      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.


       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.


       out_to_console
	      Print text to stdout.


       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]". Default port is 110, default
	      interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as  '*',  you
	      will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.


       stippled_borders
	      Border stippling (dashing) in pixels


       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 after certain objects to stop them from moving other
	      things around. 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)


       wm_class_name
	      Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to "conky".


       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


VARIABLES
       Colors are parsed using XParsecolor(), there might be a list  of	 them:
       /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt.  Also, <http://sedition.com/perl/rgb.html>.
       Color can be also in #rrggbb format (hex).  Note that  when  displaying
       bytes,  power  is  1024 and not 1000 so 1M really means 1024*1024 bytes
       and not 1000*1000.

       addr interface
	      IP address for an interface


       acpiacadapter
	      ACPI ac adapter state.


       acpifan
	      ACPI fan state


       acpitemp
	      ACPI temperature in C.


       acpitempf
	      ACPI temperature in F.


       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
	      Title of current tune


       battery (num)
	      Remaining	 capacity  in ACPI or APM 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


       cpu (cpuN)
	      CPU usage in percents. For SMP machines, the CPU number  can  be
	      provided	as an argument. ${cpu 0} is the total usage, and ${cpu
	      X} (X >= 1) are individual CPUs.


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


       cpugraph	 (cpu  number)	(height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient
       colour 2)
	      CPU  usage graph, with optional colours in hex, minus the #. See
	      $cpu for more info on SMP.


       diskio Displays current disk IO.


       diskiograph (height),(width) (gradient colour 1)	 (gradient  colour  2)
       (scale)
	      Disk IO graph, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If scale  is
	      non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph.


       downspeed net
	      Download speed in kilobytes


       downspeedf net
	      Download speed in kilobytes with one decimal


       downspeedgraph  net  (height),(width)  (gradient	 colour	 1)  (gradient
       colour 2) (scale)
	      Download	speed  graph,  colours defined in hex, minus the #. If
	      scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph.


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


       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 the
	      bar is currently fixed, but that may change in the future.


       execgraph command
	      Same as execbar, but graphs values.


       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 execigraph, but takes an interval arg graphs values


       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
	      Returns CPU frequency in MHz, but is calculated by  counting  to
	      clock  cycles  to	 complete  an  instruction. Only available for
	      x86/amd64.


       freq_dyn_g
	      Returns CPU frequency in GHz, but is calculated 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_used (fs)
	      File system used space


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


       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


       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). dev may  be  omitted  if  you
	      have  only  one  I2C  device. type is either in (or vol) meaning
	      voltage, fan meaning fan or temp/tempf (first in C, second in F)
	      meaning	temperature.   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_cpu_tempf
	      If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops,  displays
	      the cpu temperature in Farenheit, 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_running (process)
	      if  PROCESS  is  running,	 display everything if_running and the
	      matching $endif


       if_existing (file)
	      if FILE exists, display everything between if_existing  and  the
	      matching $endif


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


       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]". Default port is 110, de-
	      fault interval is 5 minutes. 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]". Default port is 110,  de-
	      fault interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*',
	      you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.


       infopipe_bar (height),(width)
	      Progress bar


       infopipe_bitrate
	      Bitrate of current tune


       infopipe_channels
	      Number of audio channels of current tune


       infopipe_filename
	      Full path and filename of current tune


       infopipe_frequency
	      Sampling frequency of current tune


       infopipe_length
	      Total length of current tune as MM:SS


       infopipe_length_seconds
	      Total length of current tune in seconds


       infopipe_playlist_position
	      Playlist position of current tune


       infopipe_playlist_length
	      Number of tunes in playlist


       infopipe_position
	      Position of current tune (MM:SS)


       infopipe_position_seconds
	      Position of current tune in seconds


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


       infopipe_title
	      Title of current tune


       kernel Kernel version


       linkstatus interface
	      Get the link status for wireless connections


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


       machine
	      Machine, i686 for example


       mails  Mail  count in mail spool. You can use program like fetchmail to
	      get mails from some server using your  favourite	protocol.  See
	      also new_mails.


       mem    Amount of memory in use


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


       memmax Total amount of memory


       memperc
	      Percentage of memory in use


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


       new_mails
	      Unread mail count in mail spool.


       nodename
	      Hostname


       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.


       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]". Default port is 110, de-
	      fault interval is 5 minutes. 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]".  Default
	      port  is	110, default interval is 5 minutes. 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


       shadecolor (color)
	      Change shading color


       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.


       tab (width, (start))
	      Puts a tab of the specified width, starting from column 'start'.


       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.


       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",  and  "mem".  There  can be a max of 10 processes
	      listed.


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


       totalup net
	      Total upload, this one too, may overflow


       updates Number of updates
	      for debugging


       upspeed net
	      Upload speed in kilobytes


       upspeedf net
	      Upload speed in kilobytes with one decimal


       upspeedgraph net (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient	colour
       2) (scale)
	      Upload speed graph, colours defined in  hex,  minus  the	#.  If
	      scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph.


       uptime Uptime


       uptime_short
	      Uptime in a shorter format


       seti_prog
	      Seti@home current progress


       seti_progbar (height),(width)
	      Seti@home current progress bar


       seti_credit
	      Seti@home total user credit


       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.


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.

SEE ALSO
       <http://conky.sourceforge.net>

       <http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/conky>

       #conky on irc.freenode.net

AUTHORS
       The Conky dev team. What's up now!



				  2006-05-13			      conky(1)