3 <term><command><option>alignment</option></command></term>
5 Aligned position on screen, may be top_left, top_right, bottom_left, bottom_right, or none
6 <para></para></listitem>
10 <term><command><option>background</option></command></term>
12 Boolean value, if true, Conky will be forked to background when started
13 <para></para></listitem>
17 <term><command><option>on_bottom</option></command></term>
19 Set conky on the bottom of all other applications
20 <para></para></listitem>
24 <term><command><option>border_margin</option></command></term>
26 Border margin in pixels
27 <para></para></listitem>
31 <term><command><option>border_width</option></command></term>
33 Border width in pixels
34 <para></para></listitem>
38 <term><command><option>cpu_avg_samples</option></command></term>
40 The number of samples to average for CPU monitoring
41 <para></para></listitem>
45 <term><command><option>default_color</option></command></term>
47 Default color and border color
48 <para></para></listitem>
52 <term><command><option>default_shade_color</option></command></term>
54 Default shading color and border's shading color
55 <para></para></listitem>
59 <term><command><option>default_outline_color</option></command></term>
62 <para></para></listitem>
66 <term><command><option>double_buffer</option></command></term>
68 Use the Xdbe extension? (eliminates flicker) It is highly recommended to use own window with this one so double buffer won't be so big.
69 <para></para></listitem>
73 <term><command><option>draw_borders</option></command></term>
75 Draw borders around text?
76 <para></para></listitem>
80 <term><command><option>draw_graph_borders</option></command></term>
82 Draw borders around graphs?
83 <para></para></listitem>
87 <term><command><option>draw_shades</option></command></term>
90 <para></para></listitem>
94 <term><command><option>draw_outline</option></command></term>
97 <para></para></listitem>
101 <term><command><option>font</option></command></term>
103 Font name in X, xfontsel can be used to get a nice font
104 <para></para></listitem>
108 <term><command><option>gap_x</option></command></term>
110 Gap between right or left border of screen, same as passing -x at command line
111 <para></para></listitem>
115 <term><command><option>gap_y</option></command></term>
117 Gap between top or bottom border of screen, same as passing -y at command line
118 <para></para></listitem>
122 <term><command><option>no_buffers</option></command></term>
124 Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?
125 <para></para></listitem>
129 <term><command><option>mail_spool</option></command></term>
131 Mail spool for mail checking
132 <para></para></listitem>
136 <term><command><option>maximum_width</option></command>
137 <option>pixels</option>
140 Maximum width of window
141 <para></para></listitem>
145 <term><command><option>minimum_size</option></command>
146 <option>width (height)</option>
149 Minimum size of window
150 <para></para></listitem>
154 <term><command><option>min_port_monitors</option></command></term>
156 Allow for the creation of at least this number of port monitors (if 0 or not set, default is 16)
157 <para></para></listitem>
161 <term><command><option>min_port_monitor_connections</option></command></term>
163 Allow each port monitor to track at least this many connections (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
164 <para></para></listitem>
168 <term><command><option>mldonkey_hostname</option></command></term>
170 Hostname for mldonkey stuff, defaults to localhost
171 <para></para></listitem>
175 <term><command><option>mldonkey_port</option></command></term>
177 Mldonkey port, 4001 default
178 <para></para></listitem>
182 <term><command><option>mldonkey_login</option></command></term>
184 Mldonkey login, default none
185 <para></para></listitem>
189 <term><command><option>mldonkey_password</option></command></term>
191 Mldonkey password, default none
192 <para></para></listitem>
196 <term><command><option>mpd_host</option></command></term>
199 <para></para></listitem>
203 <term><command><option>mpd_port</option></command></term>
206 <para></para></listitem>
210 <term><command><option>mpd_password</option></command></term>
213 <para></para></listitem>
217 <term><command><option>net_avg_samples</option></command></term>
219 The number of samples to average for net data
220 <para></para></listitem>
224 <term><command><option>override_utf8_locale</option></command></term>
226 Force UTF8? requires XFT
227 <para></para></listitem>
231 <term><command><option>own_window</option></command></term>
233 Boolean, create own window to draw?
234 <para></para></listitem>
238 <term><command><option>own_window_transparent</option></command></term>
240 Boolean, set pseudo-transparency?
241 <para></para></listitem>
245 <term><command><option>own_window_type</option></command></term>
247 if own_window is yes, you may specify type normal, desktop or override (default: normal).
248 Desktop windows are special windows that have no window decorations; are always visible
249 on your desktop; do not appear in your pager or taskbar; and are sticky across all workspaces.
250 Override windows are not under the control of the window manager. Hints are ignored. This type
251 of window can be useful for certain situations.
252 <para></para></listitem>
256 <term><command><option>own_window_colour</option></command>
257 <option>colour</option>
260 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)
261 <para></para></listitem>
265 <term><command><option>own_window_hints</option></command>
266 <option>undecorated,below,above,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager</option>
269 If own_window is yes, you may use these window manager hints to affect the way conky displays.
270 Notes: Use own_window_type desktop as another way to implement many of these hints implicitly.
271 If you use own_window_type override, window manager hints have no meaning and are ignored.
272 <para></para></listitem>
276 <term><command><option>out_to_console</option></command>
279 Print text to stdout.
280 <para></para></listitem>
283 <term><command><option>pad_percents</option></command></term>
285 Pad percentages to this many decimals (0 = no padding)
286 <para></para></listitem>
290 <term><command><option>stippled_borders</option></command></term>
292 Border stippling (dashing) in pixels
293 <para></para></listitem>
297 <term><command><option>total_run_times</option></command></term>
299 Total number of times for Conky to update before quitting. Zero makes Conky run forever
300 <para></para></listitem>
304 <term><command><option>update_interval</option></command></term>
306 Update interval in seconds
307 <para></para></listitem>
311 <term><command><option>uppercase</option></command></term>
313 Boolean value, if true, text is rendered in upper case
314 <para></para></listitem>
318 <term><command><option>use_spacer</option></command></term>
320 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.
321 <para></para></listitem>
325 <term><command><option>use_xft</option></command></term>
327 Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)
328 <para></para></listitem>
332 <term><command><option>wm_class_name</option></command></term>
334 Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to "conky".
335 <para></para></listitem>
339 <term><command><option>xftalpha</option></command></term>
341 Alpha of Xft font. Must be a value at or between 1 and 0.
342 <para></para></listitem>
346 <term><command><option>xftfont</option></command></term>
349 <para></para></listitem>
353 <term><command><option>xmms_player</option></command></term>
355 Use specified player/plugin for the xmms status variables. Valid items are: none, xmms, bmp, audacious and infopipe. (default is none). Note that bmpx is currently handled separately.
356 <para></para></listitem>
360 <term><command><option>TEXT</option></command></term>
362 After this begins text to be formatted on screen
363 <para></para></listitem>