1mNAME0m
conky - A system monitor for X originally based on the torsmo code, but
- more kickass. It just keeps on given'er. Yeah.
+ more kickass. It just keeps on given’er. Yeah.
1mSYNOPSIS0m
1mconky 22m[4moptions24m]
Thanks for your interest in Conky.
1mCOMPILING0m
- 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
+ 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
+ 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.
+ 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
+ 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
+ Example to compile and run Conky with all optional components (note
that some configure options may differ for your system):
1msh autogen.sh # Only required if building from the git repo0m
- 1m./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --in‐0m
- 1mfodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --local‐0m
+ 1m./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --in‐0m
+ 1mfodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --local‐0m
1mstatedir=/var/lib --disable-own-window --enable-audacious[=yes|no|lega‐0m
1mcy] --enable-bmpx --disable-hddtemp --disable-mpd --enable-xmms2 --dis‐0m
- 1mable-portmon --disable-network --enable-debug --disable-x11 --dis‐0m
+ 1mable-portmon --disable-network --enable-debug --disable-x11 --dis‐0m
1mable-double-buffer --disable-xdamage --disable-xft0m
1mmake0m
been tested with anything other than gcc, and is not guaranteed to work
with other compilers.
+
1mYOU SHOULD KNOW0m
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.
1m-q | --quiet0m
- Run Conky in 'quiet mode' (ie. no output)
+ Run Conky in ’quiet mode’ (ie. no output)
1m-a | --alignment=ALIGNMENT0m
1m-t | --text=TEXT0m
- Text to render, remember single quotes, like -t ' $uptime '
+ Text to render, remember single quotes, like -t ’ $uptime ’
1m-u | --interval=SECONDS0m
1mCONFIGURATION SETTINGS0m
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).
+ 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
+ You might want to copy it to $HOME/.conkyrc and then start modifying
it. Other configs can be found at http://conky.sf.net/
- 1malias 22mUse 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"
+ 1malias 22mUse 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
1malignment0m
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,
+ dle_right, or none (also can be abreviated as tl, tr, tm, bl,
br, bm, ml, mr)
1mbackground0m
- Boolean value, if true, Conky will be forked to background when
+ Boolean value, if true, Conky will be forked to background when
started
Border width in pixels
- 1mcolorN 22mPredefine a color for use inside TEXT segments. Substitute N by
- a digit between 0 and 9, inclusively. When specifying the color
+ 1mcolorN 22mPredefine 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 (#).
1mtop_cpu_separate0m
- 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
+ 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.
1mdefault_shade_color0m
- Default shading color and border's shading color
+ Default shading color and border’s shading color
1mdouble_buffer0m
Use the Xdbe extension? (eliminates flicker) It is highly recom‐
- mended to use own window with this one so double buffer won't be
+ mended to use own window with this one so double buffer won’t be
so big.
1mfont 22mFont name in X, xfontsel can be used to get a nice font
- 1mgap_x 22mGap, in pixels, between right or left border of screen, same as
+ 1mgap_x 22mGap, in pixels, between right or left border of screen, same as
passing -x at command line, e.g. gap_x 10
- 1mgap_y 22mGap, in pixels, between top or bottom border of screen, same as
+ 1mgap_y 22mGap, in pixels, between top or bottom border of screen, same as
passing -y at command line, e.g. gap_y 10.
1mif_up_strictness0m
- 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
+ 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.
- 1mimap 22mDefault 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
+ 1mimap 22mDefault 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.
1mmax_port_monitor_connections0m
- Allow each port monitor to track at most this many connections
+ Allow each port monitor to track at most this many connections
(if 0 or not set, default is 256)
1mmax_specials0m
- Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts, offsets, aligns,
+ Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts, offsets, aligns,
etc. (default is 512)
1mtext_buffer_size bytes0m
- 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
+ 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.
1mmusic_player_interval0m
- Music player thread update interval (defaults to Conky's update
+ Music player thread update interval (defaults to Conky’s update
interval)
1mown_window_colour colour0m
- If own_window_transparent no, set a specified background colour
- (defaults to black). Takes either a hex value (#ffffff) or a
+ 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)
1mown_window_hints undecorated,below,above,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager0m
- If own_window is yes, you may use these window manager hints to
+ 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
+ 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.
1mown_window_title0m
- Manually set the window name. Defaults to "<hostname> - conky".
+ Manually set the window name. Defaults to "<hostname> - conky".
1mown_window_transparent0m
1mout_to_x0m
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
+ 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
1mpop3 22mDefault 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 '*',
+ tries before giving up is 5. If the password is supplied as ’*’,
you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
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
+ ’\n’ -> newline
+ ’\\’ -> backslash
+ ’\ ’ -> space
+ ’\N’ -> template argument N
1mtotal_run_times0m
1mcpubar (cpu number) (height),(width)0m
- Bar that shows CPU usage, height is bar's height in pixels. See
+ Bar that shows CPU usage, height is bar’s height in pixels. See
$cpu for more info on SMP.
1mcpugauge (cpu number) (height),(width)0m
Elliptical gauge that shows CPU usage, height and width are
- gauge's vertical and horizontal axis respectively. See $cpu for
+ gauge’s vertical and horizontal axis respectively. See $cpu for
more info on SMP.
1mcpugraph ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradi‐0m
1ment colour 2) (scale) (cpu number)0m
- CPU usage graph, with optional colours in hex, minus the #. See
- $cpu for more info on SMP. Uses a logarithmic scale (to see
+ 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".
1m(gradient colour 2) (scale) (device)0m
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
+ in diskio. Uses a logarithmic scale (to see small numbers) when
you use "log" instead of "normal".
1mdownspeedgraph ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1)0m
1m(gradient colour 2) (scale) (net)0m
- 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‐
+ 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".
Total size of system entropy pool for crypto freaks
+ 1meval string0m
+ 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.
+
+
1mexec command0m
Executes a shell command and displays the output in conky. warn‐
- ing: this takes a lot more resources than other variables. I'd
+ ing: this takes a lot more resources than other variables. I’d
recommend coding wanted behaviour in C and posting a patch.
1mexecgraph ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradi‐0m
1ment colour 2) (scale) command0m
Same as execbar, but graphs values. Uses a logaritmic scale when
- the log option is given (to see small numbers). Values still
+ the log option is given (to see small numbers). Values still
have to be between 0 and 100.
1mexeci interval command0m
- Same as exec but with specific interval. Interval can't be less
+ Same as exec but with specific interval. Interval can’t be less
than update_interval in configuration. See also $texeci
1mexecp command0m
Executes a shell command and displays the output in conky. warn‐
- ing: this takes a lot more resources than other variables. I'd
+ 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
+ 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‐
+ 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.
1mexecpi interval command0m
- Same as execp but with specific interval. Interval can't be less
+ 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‐
+ the $execpi command is still parsed and evaluated at every in‐
terval.
1mfont (font)0m
- 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
+ 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)
1mfreq (n)0m
- Returns CPU #n's frequency in MHz. CPUs are counted from 1. If
+ Returns CPU #n’s frequency in MHz. CPUs are counted from 1. If
omitted, the parameter defaults to 1.
1mfreq_g (n)0m
- Returns CPU #n's frequency in GHz. CPUs are counted from 1. If
+ Returns CPU #n’s frequency in GHz. CPUs are counted from 1. If
omitted, the parameter defaults to 1.
1mfreq_dyn (n)0m
- Returns CPU #n's frequency in MHz (defaults to 1), but is calcu‐
- lated by counting to clock cycles to complete an instruction.
+ 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.
1mfreq_dyn_g (n)0m
- Returns CPU #n's frequency in GHz (defaults to 1), but is calcu‐
- lated by counting to clock cycles to complete an instruction.
+ 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.
1mfs_bar (height),(width) fs0m
- Bar that shows how much space is used on a file system. height
+ 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.
File system used space
- 1mgoto x 22mThe next element will be printed at position 'x'.
+ 1mgoto x 22mThe next element will be printed at position ’x’.
1mgw_iface0m
- Displays the default route's interface or "multiple"/"none" ac‐
+ Displays the default route’s interface or "multiple"/"none" ac‐
cordingly.
- 1mgw_ip 22mDisplays the default gateway's IP or "multiple"/"none" accord‐
+ 1mgw_ip 22mDisplays the default gateway’s IP or "multiple"/"none" accord‐
ingly.
1mhddtemp dev, (host,(port))0m
- Displays temperature of a selected hard disk drive as reported
- by the hddtemp daemon running on host:port. Default host is
+ 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.
1mhead logfile lines (interval)0m
- Displays first N lines of supplied text text file. If interval
- is not supplied, Conky assumes 2x Conky's interval. Max of 30
+ 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.
1mhwmon (dev) type n0m
- 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
+ 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.
1miconv_start codeset_from codeset_to0m
- Convert text from one codeset to another using GNU iconv. Needs
+ Convert text from one codeset to another using GNU iconv. Needs
to be stopped with iconv_stop.
1mi2c (dev) type n0m
- 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
+ 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.
1mi8k_ac_status0m
- 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
+ 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.
1mi8k_bios0m
- If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
the bios version as listed in /proc/i8k.
1mi8k_buttons_status0m
- If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
the volume buttons status as listed in /proc/i8k.
1mi8k_cpu_temp0m
- If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
the cpu temperature in Celsius, as reported by /proc/i8k.
1mi8k_left_fan_rpm0m
- If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
- the left fan's rate of rotation, in revolutions per minute as
+ 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.
1mi8k_left_fan_status0m
- If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ 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‐
+ readable). Beware, some laptops i8k reports these fans in re‐
verse order.
1mi8k_right_fan_rpm0m
- If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
- the right fan's rate of rotation, in revolutions per minute as
+ 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.
1mi8k_right_fan_status0m
- 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
+ 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.
1mi8k_serial0m
- If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
your laptop serial number as listed in /proc/i8k.
1mi8k_version0m
- If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
the version formatting of /proc/i8k.
1mibm_temps N0m
- If running the IBM ACPI, displays the temperatures from the IBM
+ 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.
1mibm_volume0m
- If running the IBM ACPI, displays the "master" volume, con‐
+ If running the IBM ACPI, displays the "master" volume, con‐
trolled by the volume keys (0-14).
1mibm_brightness0m
- If running the IBM ACPI, displays the brigtness of the laptops's
+ If running the IBM ACPI, displays the brigtness of the laptops’s
LCD (0-7).
1mif_empty (var)0m
- if conky variable VAR is empty, display everything between
+ if conky variable VAR is empty, display everything between
$if_empty and the matching $endif
1mif_existing file (string)0m
- 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 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.
1mif_match expression0m
- Evaluates the given boolean expression, printing everything be‐
+ 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.
+ 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:
1mdouble22m: argument consists of only digits and a single dot.
1mstring22m: argument is enclosed in quotation mark or the checks for
double and long failed before.
- Valid operands are: '>', '<', '>=', '<=', '==', '!='.
+ Valid operands are: ’>’, ’<’, ’>=’, ’<=’, ’==’, ’!=’.
1mif_running (process)0m
- if PROCESS is running, display everything $if_running and the
- matching $endif. This uses the ``pidof'' command, so the -x
+ if PROCESS is running, display everything $if_running and the
+ matching $endif. This uses the ‘‘pidof’’ command, so the -x
switch is also supported.
1mif_smapi_bat_installed (INDEX)0m
- when using smapi, if the battery with index INDEX is installed,
- display everything between $if_smapi_bat_installed and the
+ when using smapi, if the battery with index INDEX is installed,
+ display everything between $if_smapi_bat_installed and the
matching $endif
1mif_updatenr (updatenr)0m
- If it's the UPDATENR-th time that conky updates, display every‐
+ If it’s the UPDATENR-th time that conky updates, display every‐
thing between $if_updatenr and the matching $endif. The counter
- resets when the highest UPDATENR is reached. Example :
+ resets when the highest UPDATENR is reached. Example :
"{$if_updatenr 1}foo$endif{$if_updatenr 2}bar$endif{$if_updatenr
- 4}$endif" shows foo 25% of the time followed by bar 25% of the
+ 4}$endif" shows foo 25% of the time followed by bar 25% of the
time followed by nothing the other half of the time.
1mimap_messages (args)0m
Displays the number of messages in your global IMAP inbox by de‐
- fault. You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by
+ 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 '*',
+ tries before giving up is 5. If the password is supplied as ’*’,
you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
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 '*',
+ tries before giving up is 5. If the password is supplied as ’*’,
you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
1mioscheduler disk0m
- Prints the current ioscheduler used for the given disk name
+ Prints the current ioscheduler used for the given disk name
(i.e. e.g. "hda" or "sdb")
1mmboxscan (-n number of messages to print) (-fw from width) (-sw subject0m
1mwidth) mbox0m
- 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"}
+ 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"}
1mmem 22mAmount of memory in use
Gauge that shows amount of memory in use (see cpugauge)
- 1mmemgraph ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradi‐0m
+ 1mmemgraph ("normal"|"log") (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradi‐0m
1ment colour 2) (scale)0m
Memory usage graph. Uses a logarithmic scale (to see small num‐
bers) when you use "log" instead of "normal".
1mmpd_bar (height),(width)0m
- Bar of mpd's progress
+ Bar of mpd’s progress
1mmpd_bitrate0m
1mmpd_vol0m
- MPD's volume
+ MPD’s volume
1mmpd_elapsed0m
- Song's elapsed time
+ Song’s elapsed time
1mmpd_length0m
- Song's length
+ Song’s length
1mmpd_percent0m
- Percent of song's progress
+ Percent of song’s progress
1mmpd_random0m
charged or absent.
1mtime22m: 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
+ battery is absent or if it’s present but fully charged and not
discharging.
1mplatform (dev) type n0m
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'
+ 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.
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 '*',
+ tries before giving up is 5. If the password is supplied as ’*’,
you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
"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
+ is supplied as ’*’, you will be prompted to enter the password
when Conky starts.
1mscroll length (step) text0m
- Scroll 'text' by 'step' characters showing 'length' number of
+ 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
+ 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
+ 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‐
+ ’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").
1msmapi (ARGS)0m
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.
+ 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.
1msmapi_bat_perc (INDEX)0m
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.
+ cause it supports the ’use_spacer’ configuration option.
1msmapi_bat_power INDEX0m
1mtab (width, (start))0m
- Puts a tab of the specified width, starting from column 'start'.
+ Puts a tab of the specified width, starting from column ’start’.
1mtail logfile lines (interval)0m
Displays last N lines of supplied text text file. If interval is
- not supplied, Conky assumes 2x Conky's interval. Max of 30 lines
+ not supplied, Conky assumes 2x Conky’s interval. Max of 30 lines
can be displayed, or until the text buffer is filled.
1mtemplateN (arg1) (arg2) (arg3 ...)0m
- Evaluate the content of the templateN configuration variable
+ 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
+ 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:
template1 \1: ${fs_used \2} / ${fs_size \2}
template2 \1 \2
- The following list shows sample usage of the templates defined
+ The following list shows sample usage of the templates defined
above, with the equivalent syntax when not using any template at
all:
1mtime (format)0m
- Local time, see man strftime to get more information about for‐
+ Local time, see man strftime to get more information about for‐
mat
1mtztime (timezone) (format)0m
- 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
+ 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.
1mtotaldown net0m
- 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‐
+ 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.
1mtop type, num0m
- 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
+ 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.
1mtop_time type, num0m
- Same as top, except sorted by total CPU time instead of current
+ Same as top, except sorted by total CPU time instead of current
CPU usage
1mvoltage_mv (n)0m
- Returns CPU #n's voltage in mV. CPUs are counted from 1. If
+ Returns CPU #n’s voltage in mV. CPUs are counted from 1. If
omitted, the parameter defaults to 1.
1mvoltage_v (n)0m
- Returns CPU #n's voltage in V. CPUs are counted from 1. If omit‐
+ Returns CPU #n’s voltage in V. CPUs are counted from 1. If omit‐
ted, the parameter defaults to 1.
1mxmms2_elapsed0m
- Song's elapsed time
+ Song’s elapsed time
1mxmms2_size0m
1mxmms2_percent0m
- Percent of song's progress
+ Percent of song’s progress
1mxmms2_status0m
1mxmms2_bar (height),(width)0m
- Bar of XMMS2's progress
+ Bar of XMMS2’s progress
1mxmms2_smart0m
1mEXAMPLES0m
- conky 1m-t '${time %D %H:%M}' -o -u 300m
+ conky 1m-t ’${time %D %H:%M}’ -o -u 300m
Start Conky in its own window with date and clock as text and 30
sec update interval.
4m~/.conkyrc24m default configuration file
1mBUGS0m
- 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
+ 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
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