3 <term><command><option>alignment</option></command></term>
5 Aligned position on screen, may be top_left, top_right, top_middle, bottom_left, bottom_right, bottom_middle, middle_left, middle_right, or none (also can be abreviated as tl, tr, tm, bl, br, bm, ml, mr)
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>color0</option></command></term>
33 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
34 <para></para></listitem>
38 <term><command><option>color1</option></command></term>
40 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
41 <para></para></listitem>
45 <term><command><option>color2</option></command></term>
47 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
48 <para></para></listitem>
52 <term><command><option>color3</option></command></term>
54 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
55 <para></para></listitem>
59 <term><command><option>color4</option></command></term>
61 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
62 <para></para></listitem>
66 <term><command><option>color5</option></command></term>
68 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
69 <para></para></listitem>
73 <term><command><option>color6</option></command></term>
75 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
76 <para></para></listitem>
80 <term><command><option>color7</option></command></term>
82 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
83 <para></para></listitem>
87 <term><command><option>color8</option></command></term>
89 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
90 <para></para></listitem>
94 <term><command><option>color9</option></command></term>
96 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
97 <para></para></listitem>
101 <term><command><option>cpu_avg_samples</option></command></term>
103 The number of samples to average for CPU monitoring
104 <para></para></listitem>
108 <term><command><option>top_cpu_separate</option></command></term>
110 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.
111 <para></para></listitem>
115 <term><command><option>default_color</option></command></term>
117 Default color and border color
118 <para></para></listitem>
122 <term><command><option>default_outline_color</option></command></term>
124 Default outline color
125 <para></para></listitem>
129 <term><command><option>default_shade_color</option></command></term>
131 Default shading color and border's shading color
132 <para></para></listitem>
136 <term><command><option>double_buffer</option></command></term>
138 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.
139 <para></para></listitem>
143 <term><command><option>draw_borders</option></command></term>
145 Draw borders around text?
146 <para></para></listitem>
150 <term><command><option>draw_graph_borders</option></command></term>
152 Draw borders around graphs?
153 <para></para></listitem>
157 <term><command><option>draw_outline</option></command></term>
160 <para></para></listitem>
164 <term><command><option>draw_shades</option></command></term>
167 <para></para></listitem>
171 <term><command><option>font</option></command></term>
173 Font name in X, xfontsel can be used to get a nice font
174 <para></para></listitem>
178 <term><command><option>gap_x</option></command></term>
180 Gap, in pixels, between right or left border of screen, same as passing -x at command line,
182 <para></para></listitem>
186 <term><command><option>gap_y</option></command></term>
188 Gap, in pixels, between top or bottom border of screen, same as passing -y at command line,
190 <para></para></listitem>
194 <term><command><option>imap</option></command></term>
196 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.
197 <para></para></listitem>
201 <term><command><option>mail_spool</option></command></term>
203 Mail spool for mail checking
204 <para></para></listitem>
208 <term><command><option>max_port_monitor_connections</option></command></term>
210 Allow each port monitor to track at most this many connections (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
211 <para></para></listitem>
215 <term><command><option>max_specials</option></command></term>
217 Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts, offsets, aligns, etc. (default is 512)
218 <para></para></listitem>
222 <term><command><option>max_user_text</option></command>
223 <option>bytes</option>
226 Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout below TEXT line in config file
227 (default is 16384 bytes)
228 <para></para></listitem>
232 <term><command><option>large_text_buffer_size</option></command>
233 <option>bytes</option>
236 Size of the standard large text buffer (default is 1024 bytes). This buffer is used for the entirety of Conky's text. Increasing the buffer's size will decrease performance and increase the memory footprint of Conky, but it will allow for more text to be displayed in Conky.
237 <para></para></listitem>
241 <term><command><option>small_text_buffer_size</option></command>
242 <option>bytes</option>
245 Size of the standard small text buffer (default is 128 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 performance, but will allow for more text display per variable. The size of this buffer cannot be smaller than the default value of 128 bytes.
246 <para></para></listitem>
250 <term><command><option>maximum_width</option></command>
251 <option>pixels</option>
254 Maximum width of window
255 <para></para></listitem>
259 <term><command><option>minimum_size</option></command>
260 <option>width (height)</option>
263 Minimum size of window
264 <para></para></listitem>
268 <term><command><option>mpd_host</option></command></term>
271 <para></para></listitem>
275 <term><command><option>mpd_port</option></command></term>
278 <para></para></listitem>
282 <term><command><option>mpd_password</option></command></term>
285 <para></para></listitem>
289 <term><command><option>music_player_interval</option></command></term>
291 Music player thread update interval (defaults to Conky's update interval)
292 <para></para></listitem>
296 <term><command><option>net_avg_samples</option></command></term>
298 The number of samples to average for net data
299 <para></para></listitem>
303 <term><command><option>no_buffers</option></command></term>
305 Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?
306 <para></para></listitem>
310 <term><command><option>override_utf8_locale</option></command></term>
312 Force UTF8? requires XFT
313 <para></para></listitem>
317 <term><command><option>own_window</option></command></term>
319 Boolean, create own window to draw?
320 <para></para></listitem>
324 <term><command><option>own_window_class</option></command></term>
326 Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to "Conky".
327 <para></para></listitem>
331 <term><command><option>own_window_colour</option></command>
332 <option>colour</option>
335 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)
336 <para></para></listitem>
340 <term><command><option>own_window_hints</option></command>
341 <option>undecorated,below,above,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager</option>
344 If own_window is yes, you may use these window manager hints to affect the way Conky displays.
345 Notes: Use own_window_type desktop as another way to implement many of these hints implicitly.
346 If you use own_window_type override, window manager hints have no meaning and are ignored.
347 <para></para></listitem>
351 <term><command><option>own_window_title</option></command></term>
353 Manually set the window name. Defaults to "<hostname> - conky".
354 <para></para></listitem>
358 <term><command><option>own_window_transparent</option></command></term>
360 Boolean, set pseudo-transparency?
361 <para></para></listitem>
365 <term><command><option>own_window_type</option></command></term>
367 if own_window is yes, you may specify type normal, desktop or override (default: normal).
368 Desktop windows are special windows that have no window decorations; are always visible
369 on your desktop; do not appear in your pager or taskbar; and are sticky across all workspaces.
370 Override windows are not under the control of the window manager. Hints are ignored. This type
371 of window can be useful for certain situations.
372 <para></para></listitem>
376 <term><command><option>out_to_console</option></command>
379 Print text to stdout.
380 <para></para></listitem>
384 <term><command><option>pad_percents</option></command></term>
386 Pad percentages to this many decimals (0 = no padding)
387 <para></para></listitem>
391 <term><command><option>pop3</option></command></term>
393 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.
394 <para></para></listitem>
398 <term><command><option>short_units</option></command></term>
400 Shortens units to a single character (kiB->k, GiB->G, etc.). Default is off.
401 <para></para></listitem>
405 <term><command><option>stippled_borders</option></command></term>
407 Border stippling (dashing) in pixels
408 <para></para></listitem>
412 <term><command><option>total_run_times</option></command></term>
414 Total number of times for Conky to update before quitting. Zero makes Conky run forever
415 <para></para></listitem>
419 <term><command><option>update_interval</option></command></term>
421 Update interval in seconds
422 <para></para></listitem>
426 <term><command><option>uppercase</option></command></term>
428 Boolean value, if true, text is rendered in upper case
429 <para></para></listitem>
433 <term><command><option>use_spacer</option></command></term>
435 Adds spaces around certain objects to stop them from moving other things around. Arguments are left, right, and none (default). The old true/false values are deprecated and default to right/none respectively. Note that this only helps if you are using a mono font, such as Bitstream Vera Sans Mono.
436 <para></para></listitem>
440 <term><command><option>use_xft</option></command></term>
442 Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)
443 <para></para></listitem>
447 <term><command><option>xftalpha</option></command></term>
449 Alpha of Xft font. Must be a value at or between 1 and 0.
450 <para></para></listitem>
454 <term><command><option>xftfont</option></command></term>
457 <para></para></listitem>
461 <term><command><option>TEXT</option></command></term>
463 After this begins text to be formatted on screen
464 <para></para></listitem>