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>dexter_client</option></command></term>
61 Act as client and connect to libdexter server for remote monitoring?
62 <para></para></listitem>
66 <term><command><option>dexter_config</option></command></term>
68 Full path to libdexter configuration file (default search order: $HOME/.dexterrc; /etc/libdexter/dexter.conf)
69 <para></para></listitem>
73 <term><command><option>dexter_server</option></command></term>
75 Act as server for libdexter services?
76 <para></para></listitem>
80 <term><command><option>double_buffer</option></command></term>
82 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.
83 <para></para></listitem>
87 <term><command><option>draw_borders</option></command></term>
89 Draw borders around text?
90 <para></para></listitem>
94 <term><command><option>draw_graph_borders</option></command></term>
96 Draw borders around graphs?
97 <para></para></listitem>
101 <term><command><option>draw_outline</option></command></term>
104 <para></para></listitem>
108 <term><command><option>draw_shades</option></command></term>
111 <para></para></listitem>
115 <term><command><option>font</option></command></term>
117 Font name in X, xfontsel can be used to get a nice font
118 <para></para></listitem>
122 <term><command><option>gap_x</option></command></term>
124 Gap, in pixels, between right or left border of screen, same as passing -x at command line,
126 <para></para></listitem>
130 <term><command><option>gap_y</option></command></term>
132 Gap, in pixels, between top or bottom border of screen, same as passing -y at command line,
134 <para></para></listitem>
138 <term><command><option>imap</option></command></term>
140 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.
141 <para></para></listitem>
145 <term><command><option>mail_spool</option></command></term>
147 Mail spool for mail checking
148 <para></para></listitem>
152 <term><command><option>max_port_monitor_connections</option></command></term>
154 Allow each port monitor to track at most this many connections (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
155 <para></para></listitem>
159 <term><command><option>max_specials</option></command></term>
161 Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts, offsets, aligns, etc. (default is 512)
162 <para></para></listitem>
166 <term><command><option>max_user_text</option></command>
167 <option>bytes</option>
170 Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout below TEXT line in config file
171 (default is 16384 bytes)
172 <para></para></listitem>
176 <term><command><option>text_buffer_size</option></command>
177 <option>bytes</option>
180 Size of the standard text buffer (default is 1280 bytes).
181 <para></para></listitem>
185 <term><command><option>maximum_width</option></command>
186 <option>pixels</option>
189 Maximum width of window
190 <para></para></listitem>
194 <term><command><option>minimum_size</option></command>
195 <option>width (height)</option>
198 Minimum size of window
199 <para></para></listitem>
203 <term><command><option>mpd_host</option></command></term>
206 <para></para></listitem>
210 <term><command><option>mpd_port</option></command></term>
213 <para></para></listitem>
217 <term><command><option>mpd_password</option></command></term>
220 <para></para></listitem>
224 <term><command><option>net_avg_samples</option></command></term>
226 The number of samples to average for net data
227 <para></para></listitem>
231 <term><command><option>no_buffers</option></command></term>
233 Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?
234 <para></para></listitem>
238 <term><command><option>override_utf8_locale</option></command></term>
240 Force UTF8? requires XFT
241 <para></para></listitem>
245 <term><command><option>own_window</option></command></term>
247 Boolean, create own window to draw?
248 <para></para></listitem>
252 <term><command><option>own_window_class</option></command></term>
254 Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to "Conky".
255 <para></para></listitem>
259 <term><command><option>own_window_colour</option></command>
260 <option>colour</option>
263 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)
264 <para></para></listitem>
268 <term><command><option>own_window_hints</option></command>
269 <option>undecorated,below,above,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager</option>
272 If own_window is yes, you may use these window manager hints to affect the way Conky displays.
273 Notes: Use own_window_type desktop as another way to implement many of these hints implicitly.
274 If you use own_window_type override, window manager hints have no meaning and are ignored.
275 <para></para></listitem>
279 <term><command><option>own_window_title</option></command></term>
281 Manually set the window name. Defaults to "<hostname> - conky".
282 <para></para></listitem>
286 <term><command><option>own_window_transparent</option></command></term>
288 Boolean, set pseudo-transparency?
289 <para></para></listitem>
293 <term><command><option>own_window_type</option></command></term>
295 if own_window is yes, you may specify type normal, desktop or override (default: normal).
296 Desktop windows are special windows that have no window decorations; are always visible
297 on your desktop; do not appear in your pager or taskbar; and are sticky across all workspaces.
298 Override windows are not under the control of the window manager. Hints are ignored. This type
299 of window can be useful for certain situations.
300 <para></para></listitem>
304 <term><command><option>out_to_console</option></command>
307 Print text to stdout.
308 <para></para></listitem>
311 <term><command><option>pad_percents</option></command></term>
313 Pad percentages to this many decimals (0 = no padding)
314 <para></para></listitem>
318 <term><command><option>pop3</option></command></term>
320 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.
321 <para></para></listitem>
325 <term><command><option>stippled_borders</option></command></term>
327 Border stippling (dashing) in pixels
328 <para></para></listitem>
332 <term><command><option>total_run_times</option></command></term>
334 Total number of times for Conky to update before quitting. Zero makes Conky run forever
335 <para></para></listitem>
339 <term><command><option>update_interval</option></command></term>
341 Update interval in seconds
342 <para></para></listitem>
346 <term><command><option>uppercase</option></command></term>
348 Boolean value, if true, text is rendered in upper case
349 <para></para></listitem>
353 <term><command><option>use_spacer</option></command></term>
355 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.
356 <para></para></listitem>
360 <term><command><option>use_xft</option></command></term>
362 Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)
363 <para></para></listitem>
367 <term><command><option>xftalpha</option></command></term>
369 Alpha of Xft font. Must be a value at or between 1 and 0.
370 <para></para></listitem>
374 <term><command><option>xftfont</option></command></term>
377 <para></para></listitem>
381 <term><command><option>TEXT</option></command></term>
383 After this begins text to be formatted on screen
384 <para></para></listitem>