8 <listitem>After this begins text to be formatted on screen.
9 Backslash (\) escapes newlines in the text section. This
10 can be useful for cleaning up config files where conky is
11 used to pipe input to dzen2.
17 <option>alias</option>
20 <listitem>Use this to create aliases of variables. The
21 first argument is the new name, the second the old name,
22 and the other arguments are passed on to the variable.
23 Example: If you want to use $alpha instead of ${beta gamma
24 delta} then you have to write the following: alias alpha
25 beta gamma delta . PS: Instead of creating an alias in the
26 config you can also use environment variables. Example:
27 Start conky like this: alpha="beta gamma delta" conky
33 <option>alignment</option>
36 <listitem>Aligned position on screen, may be top_left,
37 top_right, top_middle, bottom_left, bottom_right,
38 bottom_middle, middle_left, middle_right, or none (also can
39 be abreviated as tl, tr, tm, bl, br, bm, ml, mr). See also
46 <option>append_file</option>
49 <listitem>Append the file given as argument.
55 <option>background</option>
58 <listitem>Boolean value, if true, Conky will be forked to
59 background when started.
65 <option>border_margin</option>
68 <listitem>Border margin in pixels.
74 <option>border_width</option>
77 <listitem>Border width in pixels.
83 <option>colorN</option>
86 <listitem>Predefine a color for use inside TEXT segments.
87 Substitute N by a digit between 0 and 9, inclusively. When
88 specifying the color value in hex, omit the leading hash
95 <option>cpu_avg_samples</option>
98 <listitem>The number of samples to average for CPU
105 <option>default_bar_size</option>
108 <listitem>Specify a default width and height for bars.
109 Example: 'default_bar_size 0 6'. This is particularly
110 useful for execbar and execibar as they do not take size
117 <option>default_color</option>
120 <listitem>Default color and border color
126 <option>default_gauge_size</option>
129 <listitem>Specify a default width and height for gauges.
130 Example: 'default_gauge_size 25 25'. This is particularly
131 useful for execgauge and execigauge as they do not take
138 <option>default_graph_size</option>
141 <listitem>Specify a default width and height for graphs.
142 Example: 'default_graph_size 0 25'. This is particularly
143 useful for execgraph and execigraph as they do not take
150 <option>default_outline_color</option>
153 <listitem>Default outline color
159 <option>default_shade_color</option>
162 <listitem>Default shading color and border's shading color
168 <option>diskio_avg_samples</option>
171 <listitem>The number of samples to average for disk I/O
178 <option>display</option>
181 <listitem>Specify an X display to connect to.
187 <option>double_buffer</option>
190 <listitem>Use the Xdbe extension? (eliminates flicker) It
191 is highly recommended to use own window with this one so
192 double buffer won't be so big.
198 <option>draw_borders</option>
201 <listitem>Draw borders around text?
207 <option>draw_graph_borders</option>
210 <listitem>Draw borders around graphs?
216 <option>draw_outline</option>
219 <listitem>Draw outlines?
225 <option>draw_shades</option>
228 <listitem>Draw shades?
234 <option>font</option>
237 <listitem>Font name in X, xfontsel can be used to get a
244 <option>gap_x</option>
247 <listitem>Gap, in pixels, between right or left border of
248 screen, same as passing -x at command line, e.g. gap_x 10.
249 For other position related stuff, see 'alignment'.
255 <option>gap_y</option>
258 <listitem>Gap, in pixels, between top or bottom border of
259 screen, same as passing -y at command line, e.g. gap_y 10.
260 For other position related stuff, see 'alignment'.
266 <option>if_up_strictness</option>
269 <listitem>How strict should if_up be when testing an
270 interface for being up? The value is one of up, link or
271 address, to check for the interface being solely up, being
272 up and having link or being up, having link and an assigned
279 <option>imap</option>
282 <listitem>Default global IMAP server. Arguments are: "host
283 user pass [-i interval (in seconds)] [-f folder] [-p port]
284 [-e command] [-r retries]". Default port is 143, default
285 folder is 'INBOX', default interval is 5 minutes, and
286 default number of retries before giving up is 5. If the
287 password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter
288 the password when Conky starts.
294 <option>imlib_cache_flush_interval</option>
297 <listitem>Interval (in seconds) to flush Imlib2 cache.
303 <option>imlib_cache_size</option>
306 <listitem>Imlib2 image cache size, in bytes. Defaults to
307 4MiB. Increase this value if you use $image lots. Set to 0
308 to disable the image cache.
314 <option>lua_load</option>
317 <listitem>Loads the Lua scripts separated by spaces.
323 <option>mail_spool</option>
326 <listitem>Mail spool for mail checking
332 <option>max_port_monitor_connections</option>
335 <listitem>Allow each port monitor to track at most this
336 many connections (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
342 <option>max_specials</option>
345 <listitem>Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts,
346 offsets, aligns, etc. (default is 512)
352 <option>max_user_text</option>
354 <option>bytes</option>
356 <listitem>Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout
357 below TEXT line in config file (default is 16384 bytes)
363 <option>maximum_width</option>
365 <option>pixels</option>
367 <listitem>Maximum width of window
373 <option>minimum_size</option>
375 <option>width (height)</option>
377 <listitem>Minimum size of window
383 <option>mpd_host</option>
386 <listitem>Host of MPD server
392 <option>mpd_password</option>
395 <listitem>MPD server password
401 <option>mpd_port</option>
404 <listitem>Port of MPD server
410 <option>music_player_interval</option>
413 <listitem>Music player thread update interval (defaults to
414 Conky's update interval)
420 <option>net_avg_samples</option>
423 <listitem>The number of samples to average for net data
429 <option>no_buffers</option>
432 <listitem>Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?
439 <option>out_to_console</option>
442 <listitem>Print text to stdout.
448 <option>out_to_stderr</option>
451 <listitem>Print text to stderr.
457 <option>out_to_x</option>
460 <listitem>When set to no, there will be no output in X
461 (useful when you also use things like out_to_console). If
462 you set it to no, make sure that it's placed before all
463 other X-related setting (take the first line of your
464 configfile to be sure). Default value is yes
470 <option>override_utf8_locale</option>
473 <listitem>Force UTF8? requires XFT
479 <option>overwrite_file</option>
482 <listitem>Overwrite the file given as argument.
488 <option>own_window</option>
491 <listitem>Boolean, create own window to draw?
497 <option>own_window_class</option>
500 <listitem>Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to
507 <option>own_window_colour</option>
509 <option>colour</option>
511 <listitem>If own_window_transparent no, set a specified
512 background colour (defaults to black). Takes either a hex
513 value (#ffffff) or a valid RGB name (see
514 /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt)
520 <option>own_window_hints</option>
523 undecorated,below,above,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager</option>
525 <listitem>If own_window is yes, you may use these window
526 manager hints to affect the way Conky displays. Notes: Use
527 own_window_type desktop as another way to implement many of
528 these hints implicitly. If you use own_window_type
529 override, window manager hints have no meaning and are
536 <option>own_window_title</option>
539 <listitem>Manually set the window name. Defaults to
540 "<hostname> - conky".
546 <option>own_window_transparent</option>
549 <listitem>Boolean, set pseudo-transparency?
555 <option>own_window_type</option>
558 <listitem>if own_window is yes, you may specify type
559 normal, desktop, dock or override (default: normal).
560 Desktop windows are special windows that have no window
561 decorations; are always visible on your desktop; do not
562 appear in your pager or taskbar; and are sticky across all
563 workspaces. Override windows are not under the control of
564 the window manager. Hints are ignored. This type of window
565 can be useful for certain situations.
571 <option>pad_percents</option>
574 <listitem>Pad percentages to this many decimals (0 = no
581 <option>pop3</option>
584 <listitem>Default global POP3 server. Arguments are: "host
585 user pass [-i interval (in seconds)] [-p port] [-e command]
586 [-r retries]". Default port is 110, default interval is 5
587 minutes, and default number of retries before giving up is
588 5. If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted
589 to enter the password when Conky starts.
595 <option>short_units</option>
598 <listitem>Shortens units to a single character (kiB->k,
599 GiB->G, etc.). Default is off.
605 <option>show_graph_range</option>
608 <listitem>Shows the time range covered by a graph.
614 <option>show_graph_scale</option>
617 <listitem>Shows the maximum value in scaled graphs.
623 <option>stippled_borders</option>
626 <listitem>Border stippling (dashing) in pixels
632 <option>temperature_unit</option>
635 <listitem>Desired output unit of all objects displaying a
636 temperature. Parameters are either "fahrenheit" or
637 "celsius". The default unit is degree Celsius.
643 <option>templateN</option>
646 <listitem>Define a template for later use inside TEXT
647 segments. Substitute N by a digit between 0 and 9,
648 inclusively. The value of the variable is being inserted
649 into the stuff below TEXT at the corresponding position,
650 but before some substitutions are applied:
652 <member>'\n' -> newline</member>
653 <member>'\\' -> backslash</member>
654 <member>'\ ' -> space</member>
655 <member>'\N' -> template argument N</member>
662 <option>text_buffer_size</option>
664 <option>bytes</option>
666 <listitem>Size of the standard text buffer (default is 256
667 bytes). This buffer is used for intermediary text, such as
668 individual lines, output from $exec vars, and various other
669 variables. Increasing the size of this buffer can
670 drastically reduce Conky's performance, but will allow for
671 more text display per variable. The size of this buffer
672 cannot be smaller than the default value of 256 bytes.
678 <option>top_cpu_separate</option>
681 <listitem>If true, cpu in top will show usage of one
682 processor's power. If false, cpu in top will show the usage
683 of all processors' power combined.
689 <option>top_name_width</option>
692 <listitem>Width for $top name value (defaults to 15
699 <option>total_run_times</option>
702 <listitem>Total number of times for Conky to update before
703 quitting. Zero makes Conky run forever
709 <option>update_interval</option>
712 <listitem>Update interval in seconds
718 <option>uppercase</option>
721 <listitem>Boolean value, if true, text is rendered in upper
728 <option>use_spacer</option>
731 <listitem>Adds spaces around certain objects to stop them
732 from moving other things around. Arguments are left, right,
733 and none (default). The old true/false values are
734 deprecated and default to right/none respectively. Note
735 that this only helps if you are using a mono font, such as
736 Bitstream Vera Sans Mono.
742 <option>use_xft</option>
745 <listitem>Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)
751 <option>xftalpha</option>
754 <listitem>Alpha of Xft font. Must be a value at or between
761 <option>xftfont</option>
764 <listitem>Xft font to use.