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>border_margin</option></command></term>
19 Border margin in pixels
20 <para></para></listitem>
24 <term><command><option>border_width</option></command></term>
26 Border width in pixels
27 <para></para></listitem>
31 <term><command><option>cpu_avg_samples</option></command></term>
33 The number of samples to average for CPU monitoring
34 <para></para></listitem>
38 <term><command><option>default_color</option></command></term>
40 Default color and border color
41 <para></para></listitem>
45 <term><command><option>default_outline_color</option></command></term>
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>double_buffer</option></command></term>
61 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.
62 <para></para></listitem>
66 <term><command><option>draw_borders</option></command></term>
68 Draw borders around text?
69 <para></para></listitem>
73 <term><command><option>draw_graph_borders</option></command></term>
75 Draw borders around graphs?
76 <para></para></listitem>
80 <term><command><option>draw_outline</option></command></term>
83 <para></para></listitem>
87 <term><command><option>draw_shades</option></command></term>
90 <para></para></listitem>
94 <term><command><option>font</option></command></term>
96 Font name in X, xfontsel can be used to get a nice font
97 <para></para></listitem>
101 <term><command><option>gap_x</option></command></term>
103 Gap, in pixels, between right or left border of screen, same as passing -x at command line,
105 <para></para></listitem>
109 <term><command><option>gap_y</option></command></term>
111 Gap, in pixels, between top or bottom border of screen, same as passing -y at command line,
113 <para></para></listitem>
117 <term><command><option>imap</option></command></term>
119 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 enter the password when Conky starts.
120 <para></para></listitem>
124 <term><command><option>mail_spool</option></command></term>
126 Mail spool for mail checking
127 <para></para></listitem>
131 <term><command><option>max_specials</option></command></term>
133 Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts, offsets, aligns, etc. (default is 512)
134 <para></para></listitem>
138 <term><command><option>max_user_text</option></command>
139 <option>bytes</option>
142 Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout below TEXT line in config file
143 (default is 16384 bytes)
144 <para></para></listitem>
148 <term><command><option>maximum_width</option></command>
149 <option>pixels</option>
152 Maximum width of window
153 <para></para></listitem>
157 <term><command><option>minimum_size</option></command>
158 <option>width (height)</option>
161 Minimum size of window
162 <para></para></listitem>
166 <term><command><option>min_port_monitors</option></command></term>
168 Allow for the creation of at least this number of port monitors (if 0 or not set, default is 16)
169 <para></para></listitem>
173 <term><command><option>min_port_monitor_connections</option></command></term>
175 Allow each port monitor to track at least this many connections (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
176 <para></para></listitem>
180 <term><command><option>mpd_host</option></command></term>
183 <para></para></listitem>
187 <term><command><option>mpd_port</option></command></term>
190 <para></para></listitem>
194 <term><command><option>mpd_password</option></command></term>
197 <para></para></listitem>
201 <term><command><option>net_avg_samples</option></command></term>
203 The number of samples to average for net data
204 <para></para></listitem>
208 <term><command><option>no_buffers</option></command></term>
210 Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?
211 <para></para></listitem>
215 <term><command><option>override_utf8_locale</option></command></term>
217 Force UTF8? requires XFT
218 <para></para></listitem>
222 <term><command><option>own_window</option></command></term>
224 Boolean, create own window to draw?
225 <para></para></listitem>
229 <term><command><option>own_window_transparent</option></command></term>
231 Boolean, set pseudo-transparency?
232 <para></para></listitem>
236 <term><command><option>own_window_type</option></command></term>
238 if own_window is yes, you may specify type normal, desktop or override (default: normal).
239 Desktop windows are special windows that have no window decorations; are always visible
240 on your desktop; do not appear in your pager or taskbar; and are sticky across all workspaces.
241 Override windows are not under the control of the window manager. Hints are ignored. This type
242 of window can be useful for certain situations.
243 <para></para></listitem>
247 <term><command><option>own_window_colour</option></command>
248 <option>colour</option>
251 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)
252 <para></para></listitem>
256 <term><command><option>own_window_hints</option></command>
257 <option>undecorated,below,above,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager</option>
260 If own_window is yes, you may use these window manager hints to affect the way Conky displays.
261 Notes: Use own_window_type desktop as another way to implement many of these hints implicitly.
262 If you use own_window_type override, window manager hints have no meaning and are ignored.
263 <para></para></listitem>
267 <term><command><option>out_to_console</option></command>
270 Print text to stdout.
271 <para></para></listitem>
274 <term><command><option>pad_percents</option></command></term>
276 Pad percentages to this many decimals (0 = no padding)
277 <para></para></listitem>
281 <term><command><option>pop3</option></command></term>
283 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.
284 <para></para></listitem>
288 <term><command><option>stippled_borders</option></command></term>
290 Border stippling (dashing) in pixels
291 <para></para></listitem>
295 <term><command><option>total_run_times</option></command></term>
297 Total number of times for Conky to update before quitting. Zero makes Conky run forever
298 <para></para></listitem>
302 <term><command><option>update_interval</option></command></term>
304 Update interval in seconds
305 <para></para></listitem>
309 <term><command><option>uppercase</option></command></term>
311 Boolean value, if true, text is rendered in upper case
312 <para></para></listitem>
316 <term><command><option>use_spacer</option></command></term>
318 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.
319 <para></para></listitem>
323 <term><command><option>use_xft</option></command></term>
325 Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)
326 <para></para></listitem>
330 <term><command><option>wm_class_name</option></command></term>
332 Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to "conky".
333 <para></para></listitem>
337 <term><command><option>xftalpha</option></command></term>
339 Alpha of Xft font. Must be a value at or between 1 and 0.
340 <para></para></listitem>
344 <term><command><option>xftfont</option></command></term>
347 <para></para></listitem>
351 <term><command><option>TEXT</option></command></term>
353 After this begins text to be formatted on screen
354 <para></para></listitem>