NAME
- conky - a system monitor for X originally based on the torsmo code, but
- more kickass.
+ conky - A system monitor for X originally based on the torsmo code, but
+ more kickass. It just keeps on given'er. Yeah.
SYNOPSIS
conky [options]
as well as the ability to execute programs and scripts, then display
the output from stdout.
- We are always looking for help, and anyone interested in becoming a
- developer is welcome. Please use the facilities at SourceForge to make
+ We are always looking for help, and anyone interested in becoming a de-
+ veloper is welcome. Please use the facilities at SourceForge to make
bug reports, feature requests, and submit patches.
Thanks for your interest in Conky.
COMPILING
- First, make sure you have the X development libraries installed, this
- should be a package along the lines of "libx11-dev or xorg-x11-dev".
- Gentoo users, Conky is in Gentoo's Portage. Simply use "emerge conky"
- for installation. There is also usually an up-to-date ebuild within
- Conky's package or in CVS.
+ For users compiling from source, make sure you have the X development
+ libraries installed. This should be a package along the lines of
+ "libx11-dev or xorg-x11-dev".
- To compile and run Conky with all optional components:
+ Gentoo users -- Conky is in Gentoo's Portage... simply use "emerge app-
+ admin/conky" for installation. There is also usually an up-to-date
+ ebuild within Conky's package or in Svn.
- sh autogen.sh # Only required if building from CVS
+ Debian,etc. users -- Conky will be in Debian's repositories soon (by
+ mid-September, hopefully), and then Ubuntu shortly thereafter. Until
+ then, "dpkg -i" the .deb package to install.
- ./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man
- --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/ share --sysconfdir=/etc
- --localstatedir=/var/lib --enable-double-buffer --enable-own-window
- --enable-proc-uptime --enable-mpd --enable-xft --enable-seti
+ Example to compile and run Conky with all optional components (note
+ that some configure options may differ for your system):
+
+ sh autogen.sh # Only required if building from Svn
+
+ ./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --in-
+ fodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --local-
+ statedir=/var/lib --disable-own-window --enable-audacious --enable-bmpx
+ --disable-hddtemp --disable-mpd --enable-xmms2 --disable-portmon --dis-
+ able-network --enable-debug --disable-x11 --disable-double-buffer
+ --disable-xdamage --disable-xft
make
make install # Optional
- ./conky
+ src/conky
- Conky doesn't probably compile with other compilers than gcc and icc.
- It doesn't compile with C89 compiler and not even with pure C99. It
- uses few things that might not exist: strdup(), strcasecmp(), strn-
- casecmp(), optarg variable with getopt() and long long (not in C89).
+ Conky probably doesn't compile with compilers other than gcc and icc.
+ It doesn't compile with C89 compiler and not even with pure C99. It
+ uses a few things that might not exist: strdup(), strcasecmp(), strn-
+ casecmp(), optarg variable with getopt() and long long (not in C89).
Crashes in file system statistics stuff when compiled with icc, I don't
know exactly why.
- You can disable 'drawing to own window' feature in case you don't need
+ You can disable 'drawing to own window' feature in case you don't need
it by passing --disable-own-window to configure -script.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
- Conky is generally very good on resources. However, certain objects in
- Conky are harder on resources then others. In particular, the $tail,
- $top, $font, and $graph objects are quite costly in comparison to the
+ Conky is generally very good on resources. However, certain objects in
+ Conky are harder on resources then others. In particular, the $tail,
+ $top, $font, and $graph objects are quite costly in comparison to the
rest of Conky.
- If you do use them, please do not complain about memory or CPU usage,
- unless you think something is going seriously wrong (mem leak, et
- cetera).
+ If you do use them, please do not complain about memory or CPU usage,
+ unless you think something's seriously wrong (mem leak, etc.).
+
+ An easy way to force Conky to reload your ~/.conkyrc: "killall -SIGUSR1
+ conky". Saves you the trouble of having to kill and then restart.
+
+ IMPORTANT: For previous Conky users, Conky 1.3 no longer supports the
+ metar stuff. mdsplib was causing way too many problems. Hopefully
+ there'll be a better solution in Conky 2.x...
OPTIONS
- Command line options override configurations defined in configuration
+ Command line options override configurations defined in configuration
file.
- -V Prints version and exits
+ -v | -V
+ Prints version and exits
-a ALIGNMENT
CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
- Default configuration file is $HOME/.conkyrc (can be changed from
- conky.c among other things). See conkyrc.sample. You might want to copy
- it to $HOME/.conkyrc and then start modifying it.
+ Default configuration file is $HOME/.conkyrc (can be changed from
+ conky.c among other things). See conkyrc.sample. If installing from De-
+ bian package, this should be in /usr/share/doc/conky/examples ("gunzip
+ conkyrc.sample.gz" to get conkyrc.sample).
+
+ You might want to copy it to $HOME/.conkyrc and then start modifying
+ it. Other configs can be found at http://conky.sf.net
alignment
- Aligned position on screen, may be top_left, top_right, bot-
+ Aligned position on screen, may be top_left, top_right, bot-
tom_left, bottom_right, or none
background
- Boolean value, if true, Conky will be forked to background when
+ Boolean value, if true, Conky will be forked to background when
started
- on_bottom
- Set conky on the bottom of all other applications
-
-
border_margin
Border margin in pixels
Default color and border color
+ default_outline_color
+ Default outline color
+
+
default_shade_color
Default shading color and border's shading color
- default_outline_color
- Default outline color
+ dexter_client
+ Act as client and connect to libdexter server for remote moni-
+ toring?
+
+
+ dexter_config
+ Full path to libdexter configuration file (default search order:
+ $HOME/.dexterrc; /etc/libdexter/dexter.conf)
+
+
+ dexter_server
+ Act as server for libdexter services?
double_buffer
Draw borders around text?
- draw_shades
- Draw shades?
+ draw_graph_borders
+ Draw borders around graphs?
draw_outline
Draw outlines?
+ draw_shades
+ Draw shades?
+
+
font Font name in X, xfontsel can be used to get a nice font
- gap_x Gap between right or left border of screen, same as passing -x
- at command line
+ gap_x Gap, in pixels, between right or left border of screen, same as
+ passing -x at command line, e.g. gap_x 10
- gap_y Gap between top or bottom border of screen, same as passing -y
- at command line
+ gap_y Gap, in pixels, between top or bottom border of screen, same as
+ passing -y at command line, e.g. gap_y 10.
- no_buffers
- Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?
+ imap 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 en-
+ ter the password when Conky starts.
mail_spool
Mail spool for mail checking
- minimum_size
- Minimum size of window
+ max_port_monitor_connections
+ Allow each port monitor to track at most this many connections
+ (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
- mldonkey_hostname
- Hostname for mldonkey stuff, defaults to localhost
+ max_specials
+ Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts, offsets, aligns,
+ etc. (default is 512)
- mldonkey_port
- Mldonkey port, 4001 default
+ max_user_text bytes
+ Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout below TEXT line in
+ config file (default is 16384 bytes)
- mldonkey_login
- Mldonkey login, default none
+ maximum_width pixels
+ Maximum width of window
- mldonkey_password
- Mldonkey password, default none
+ minimum_size width (height)
+ Minimum size of window
mpd_host
Host of MPD server
- mpd_post
+ mpd_port
Port of MPD server
The number of samples to average for net data
+ no_buffers
+ Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?
+
+
override_utf8_locale
Force UTF8? requires XFT
Boolean, create own window to draw?
+ own_window_class
+ Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to "Conky".
+
+
+ own_window_colour colour
+ 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)
+
+
+ own_window_hints undecorated,below,above,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
+ If own_window is yes, you may use these window manager hints to
+ affect the way Conky displays. Notes: Use own_window_type desk-
+ top as another way to implement many of these hints implicitly.
+ If you use own_window_type override, window manager hints have
+ no meaning and are ignored.
+
+
+ own_window_title
+ Manually set the window name. Defaults to "<hostname> - conky".
+
+
+ own_window_transparent
+ Boolean, set pseudo-transparency?
+
+
+ own_window_type
+ if own_window is yes, you may specify type normal, desktop or
+ override (default: normal). Desktop windows are special windows
+ that have no window decorations; are always visible on your
+ desktop; do not appear in your pager or taskbar; and are sticky
+ across all workspaces. Override windows are not under the con-
+ trol of the window manager. Hints are ignored. This type of win-
+ dow can be useful for certain situations.
+
+
+ out_to_console
+ Print text to stdout.
+
+
pad_percents
Pad percentages to this many decimals (0 = no padding)
+ pop3 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.
+
+
stippled_borders
Border stippling (dashing) in pixels
Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)
- text After this begins text to be formatted on screen
+ xftalpha
+ Alpha of Xft font. Must be a value at or between 1 and 0.
+
+
+ xftfont
+ Xft font to use.
+
+
+ TEXT After this begins text to be formatted on screen
VARIABLES
Colors are parsed using XParsecolor(), there might be a list of them:
- /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt. Also, http://sedition.com/perl/rgb.html
- [http://sedition.com/perl/rgb.html] Color can be also in #rrggbb format
- (hex). Note that when displaying bytes, power is 1024 and not 1000 so
- 1M really means 1024*1024 bytes and not 1000*1000.
+ /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt. Also, <http://sedition.com/perl/rgb.html>.
+ Color can be also in #rrggbb format (hex). Note that when displaying
+ bytes, power is 1024 and not 1000 so 1M really means 1024*1024 bytes
+ and not 1000*1000.
- addr (interface)
+ addr interface
IP address for an interface
Align text to centre
+ apm_adapter
+ Display APM AC adapter status (FreeBSD only)
+
+
+ apm_battery_life
+ Display APM battery life in percent (FreeBSD only)
+
+
+ apm_battery_time
+ Display remaining APM battery life in hh:mm:ss or "unknown" if
+ AC adapterstatus is on-line or charging (FreeBSD only)
+
+
+ audacious_bar (height),(width)
+ Progress bar
+
+
+ audacious_bitrate
+ Bitrate of current tune
+
+
+ audacious_channels
+ Number of audio channels of current tune
+
+
+ audacious_filename
+ Full path and filename of current tune
+
+
+ audacious_frequency
+ Sampling frequency of current tune
+
+
+ audacious_length
+ Total length of current tune as MM:SS
+
+
+ audacious_length_seconds
+ Total length of current tune in seconds
+
+
+ audacious_playlist_position
+ Playlist position of current tune
+
+
+ audacious_playlist_length
+ Number of tunes in playlist
+
+
+ audacious_position
+ Position of current tune (MM:SS)
+
+
+ audacious_position_seconds
+ Position of current tune in seconds
+
+
+ audacious_status
+ Player status (Playing/Paused/Stopped/Not running)
+
+
+ audacious_title (max length)
+ Title of current tune with optional maximum length specifier
+
+
battery (num)
- Remaining capacity in ACPI or APM battery. ACPI battery number
- can be given as argument (default is BAT0).
+ Battery status and remaining percentage capacity of ACPI or APM
+ battery. ACPI battery number can be given as argument (default
+ is BAT0).
+
+
+ battery_time (num)
+ Battery charge/discharge time remaining of ACPI battery. ACPI
+ battery number can be given as argument (default is BAT0).
+
+
+ bmpx_artist
+ Artist in current BMPx track
+
+
+ bmpx_album
+ Album in current BMPx track
+
+
+ bmpx_title
+ Title of the current BMPx track
+
+
+ bmpx_track
+ Track number of the current BMPx track
+
+
+ bmpx_bitrate
+ Bitrate of the current BMPx track
+
+
+ bmpx_uri
+ URI of the current BMPx track
buffers
Change drawing color to color
- cpu CPU usage in percents
+ cpu (cpuN)
+ CPU usage in percents. For SMP machines, the CPU number can be
+ provided as an argument. ${cpu 0} is the total usage, and ${cpu
+ X} (X >= 1) are individual CPUs.
+
+ cpubar (cpu number) (height),(width)
+ Bar that shows CPU usage, height is bar's height in pixels. See
+ $cpu for more info on SMP.
- cpubar (height),(width)
- Bar that shows CPU usage, height is bar's height in pixels
+ cpugraph (cpu number) (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient
+ colour 2)
+ CPU usage graph, with optional colours in hex, minus the #. See
+ $cpu for more info on SMP.
- cpugraph (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient colour 2)
- CPU usage graph, with optional colours in hex, minus the #.
+
+ diskio Displays current disk IO.
+
+
+ diskiograph (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient colour 2)
+ (scale)
+ Disk IO graph, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If scale is
+ non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph.
downspeed net
Download speed in kilobytes with one decimal
- downspeedgraph net, (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient
- colour 2)
- Download speed graph, colours defined in hex, minus the #.
+ downspeedgraph net (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient
+ colour 2) (scale)
+ Download speed graph, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If
+ scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph.
else Text to show if any of the above are not true
+ entropy_avail
+ Current entropy available for crypto freaks
+
+
+ entropy_bar (height),(width)
+ Normalized bar of available entropy for crypto freaks
+
+
+ entropy_poolsize
+ Total size of system entropy pool for crypto freaks
+
+
exec command
Executes a shell command and displays the output in conky. warn-
- ing: this takes a lot more resources than other variables. I'd
+ ing: this takes a lot more resources than other variables. I'd
recommend coding wanted behaviour in C and posting a patch.
execbar command
- Same as exec, except if the first value return is a value
- between 0-100, it will use that number for a bar. The size for
- the bar is currently fixed, but that may change in the future.
+ Same as exec, except if the first value return is a value be-
+ tween 0-100, it will use that number for a bar. The size for the
+ bar is currently fixed, but that may change in the future.
execgraph command
- Same as execbar, but graphs values
+ Same as execbar, but graphs values.
execi interval command
- Same as exec but with specific interval. Interval can't be less
- than update_interval in configuration.
+ Same as exec but with specific interval. Interval can't be less
+ than update_interval in configuration. See also $texeci
execibar interval command
Same as execigraph, but takes an interval arg graphs values
- font font
- Specify a different font. Only applies to one line.
+ font (font)
+ Specify a different font. This new font will apply to the cur-
+ rent line and everything following. You can use a $font with no
+ arguments to change back to the default font (much like with
+ $color)
+
+
+ freq (n)
+ Returns CPU #n's frequency in MHz. CPUs are counted from 1. If
+ omitted, the parameter defaults to 1.
+
+ freq_g (n)
+ Returns CPU #n's frequency in GHz. CPUs are counted from 1. If
+ omitted, the parameter defaults to 1.
- freq Returns CPU frequency in MHz
+ freq_dyn
+ Returns CPU frequency in MHz, but is calculated by counting to
+ clock cycles to complete an instruction. Only available for
+ x86/amd64.
- freq_g Returns CPU frequency in GHz
+
+ freq_dyn_g
+ Returns CPU frequency in GHz, but is calculated by counting to
+ clock cycles to complete an instruction. Only available for
+ x86/amd64.
fs_bar (height),(width) fs
File system used space
+ goto x The next element will be printed at position 'x'.
+
+
+ hddtemp dev, (host,(port))
+ Displays temperature of a selected hard disk drive as reported
+ by the hddtemp daemon running on host:port. Default host is
+ 127.0.0.1, default port is 7634.
+
+
+ head logfile lines (interval)
+ Displays first N lines of supplied text text file. If interval
+ is not supplied, Conky assumes 2x Conky's interval. Max of 30
+ lines can be displayed, or until the text buffer is filled.
+
+
hr (height)
Horizontal line, height is the height in pixels
- i2c (dev), type, n
- I2C sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6). dev may be omitted if you
- have only one I2C device. type is either in (or vol) meaning
+ iconv_start codeset_from codeset_to
+ Convert text from one codeset to another using GNU iconv. Needs
+ to be stopped with iconv_stop.
+
+
+ iconv_stop
+ Stop iconv codeset conversion.
+
+
+ i2c (dev) type n
+ I2C sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6). dev may be omitted if you
+ have only one I2C device. type is either in (or vol) meaning
voltage, fan meaning fan or temp/tempf (first in C, second in F)
- meaning temperature. n is number of the sensor. See
+ meaning temperature. n is number of the sensor. See
/sys/bus/i2c/devices/ on your local computer.
+ i8k_ac_status
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ whether ac power is on, as listed in /proc/i8k (translated to
+ human-readable). Beware that this is by default not enabled by
+ i8k itself.
+
+
+ i8k_bios
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ the bios version as listed in /proc/i8k.
+
+
+ i8k_buttons_status
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ the volume buttons status as listed in /proc/i8k.
+
+
+ i8k_cpu_temp
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ the cpu temperature in Celsius, as reported by /proc/i8k.
+
+
+ i8k_cpu_tempf
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ the cpu temperature in Fahrenheit, as reported by /proc/i8k.
+
+
+ i8k_left_fan_rpm
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ the left fan's rate of rotation, in revolutions per minute as
+ listed in /proc/i8k. Beware, some laptops i8k reports these fans
+ in reverse order.
+
+
+ i8k_left_fan_status
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ the left fan status as listed in /proc/i8k (translated to human-
+ readable). Beware, some laptops i8k reports these fans in re-
+ verse order.
+
+
+ i8k_right_fan_rpm
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ the right fan's rate of rotation, in revolutions per minute as
+ listed in /proc/i8k. Beware, some laptops i8k reports these fans
+ in reverse order.
+
+
+ i8k_right_fan_status
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ the right fan status as listed in /proc/i8k (translated to hu-
+ man-readable). Beware, some laptops i8k reports these fans in
+ reverse order.
+
+
+ i8k_serial
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ your laptop serial number as listed in /proc/i8k.
+
+
+ i8k_version
+ If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
+ the version formatting of /proc/i8k.
+
+
+ ibm_fan
+ If running the IBM ACPI, displays the fan speed.
+
+
+ ibm_temps N
+ If running the IBM ACPI, displays the temperatures from the IBM
+ temperature sensors (N=0..7) Sensor 0 is on the CPU, 3 is on the
+ GPU.
+
+
+ ibm_volume
+ If running the IBM ACPI, displays the "master" volume, con-
+ trolled by the volume keys (0-14).
+
+
+ ibm_brightness
+ If running the IBM ACPI, displays the brigtness of the laptops's
+ LCD (0-7).
+
+
if_running (process)
if PROCESS is running, display everything if_running and the
matching $endif
and the matching $endif
+ imap_messages (args)
+ Displays the number of messages in your global IMAP inbox by de-
+ fault. You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by
+ passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass
+ [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 143, de-
+ fault interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*',
+ you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
+
+
+ imap_unseen (args)
+ Displays the number of unseen messages in your global IMAP inbox
+ by default. You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by
+ passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass
+ [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 143, de-
+ fault interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*',
+ you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
+
+
kernel Kernel version
- linkstatus (interface)
+ linkstatus interface
Get the link status for wireless connections
Percentage of memory in use
- ml_upload_counter
- total session upload in mb
-
-
- ml_download_counter
- total session download in mb
-
-
- ml_nshared_files
- number of shared files
-
-
- ml_shared_counter
- total session shared in mb, buggy in some mldonkey versions
-
-
- ml_tcp_upload_rate
- tcp upload rate in kb/s
-
-
- ml_tcp_download_rate
- tcp download rate in kb/s
-
-
- ml_udp_upload_rate
- udp upload rate in kb/s
-
-
- ml_udp_download_rate
- udp download rate in kb/s
-
-
- ml_ndownloaded_files
- number of completed files
-
-
- ml_ndownloading_files
- number of downloading files
-
-
mpd_artist
Artist in current MPD song must be enabled at compile
Percent of song's progress
+ mpd_random
+ Random status (On/Off)
+
+
+ mpd_repeat
+ Repeat status (On/Off)
+
+
+ mpd_track
+ Prints the MPD track field
+
+
+ mpd_name
+ Prints the MPD name field
+
+
+ mpd_file
+ Prints the file name of the current MPD song
+
+
+ mpd_smart
+ Prints the song name in either the form "artist - title" or file
+ name, depending on whats available
+
+
new_mails
Unread mail count in mail spool.
Change outline color
+ pb_battery item
+ If running on Apple powerbook/ibook, display information on bat-
+ tery status. The item parameter specifies, what information to
+ display. Exactly one item must be specified. Valid items are:
+
+ status: Display if battery is fully charged, charging, discharg-
+ ing or absent (running on AC)
+ percent: Display charge of battery in percent, if charging or
+ discharging. Nothing will be displayed, if battery is fully
+ charged or absent.
+ time: Display the time remaining until the battery will be fully
+ charged or discharged at current rate. Nothing is displayed, if
+ battery is absent or if it's present but fully charged and not
+ discharging.
+
+
+ pop3_unseen (args)
+ Displays the number of unseen messages in your global POP3 inbox
+ by default. You can define individual POP3 inboxes seperately by
+ passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass
+ [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 110, de-
+ fault interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*',
+ you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
+
+
+ pop3_used (args)
+ Displays the amount of space (in MiB, 2^20) used in your global
+ POP3 inbox by default. You can define individual POP3 inboxes
+ seperately by passing arguments to this object. 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.
+
+
pre_exec shell command
Executes a shell command one time before conky displays anything
and puts output as text.
System name, Linux for example
+ tcp_portmon port_begin port_end item (index) (ip4 only at present)
+ TCP port monitor for specified local ports. Port numbers must be
+ in the range 1 to 65535. Valid items are:
+
+ count - total number of connections in the range
+ rip - remote ip address
+ rhost - remote host name
+ rport - remote port number
+ rservice - remote service name from /etc/services
+ lip - local ip address
+ lhost - local host name
+ lport - local port number
+ lservice - local service name from /etc/services
+
+ The connection index provides you with access to each connection
+ in the port monitor. The monitor will return information for in-
+ dex values from 0 to n-1 connections. Values higher than n-1 are
+ simply ignored. For the "count" item, the connection index must
+ be omitted. It is required for all other items.
+
+ Examples:
+ ${tcp_portmon 6881 6999 count} - displays the number of connec-
+ tions in the bittorrent port range
+ ${tcp_portmon 22 22 rip 0} - displays the remote host ip of the
+ first sshd connection
+ ${tcp_portmon 22 22 rip 9} - displays the remote host ip of the
+ tenth sshd connection
+ ${tcp_portmon 1 1024 rhost 0} - displays the remote host name of
+ the first connection on a privileged port
+ ${tcp_portmon 1 1024 rport 4} - displays the remote host port of
+ the fifth connection on a privileged port
+ ${tcp_portmon 1 65535 lservice 14} - displays the local service
+ name of the fifteenth connection in the range of all ports
+
+ Note that port monitor variables which share the same port range
+ actually refer to the same monitor, so many references to a sin-
+ gle port range for different items and different indexes all use
+ the same monitor internally. In other words, the program avoids
+ creating redundant monitors.
+
+ texeci interval command
+ Runs a command at an interval inside a thread and displays the
+ output. Same as $execi, except the command is run inside a
+ thread. Use this if you have a slow script to keep Conky updat-
+ ing. You should make the interval slightly longer then the time
+ it takes your script to execute. For example, if you have a
+ script that take 5 seconds to execute, you should make the in-
+ terval at least 6 seconds. See also $execi.
+
+
offset (pixels)
Move text over by N pixels. See also $voffset.
- tail logfile, lines interval> Displays last N lines of supplied text
- text file. If interval is not supplied, Conky assumes 2x Conky's
- interval. Max of 30 lines. Max of 30 lines can be displayed.
+ tab (width, (start))
+ Puts a tab of the specified width, starting from column 'start'.
+
+
+ tail logfile lines (interval)
+ Displays last N lines of supplied text text file. If interval is
+ not supplied, Conky assumes 2x Conky's interval. Max of 30 lines
+ can be displayed, or until the text buffer is filled.
time (format)
mat
+ utime (format)
+ Display time in UTC (universal coordinate time).
+
+
+ tztime (timezone) (format)
+ Local time for specified timezone, see man strftime to get more
+ information about format. The timezone argument is specified in
+ similar fashion as TZ environment variable. For hints, look in
+ /usr/share/zoneinfo. e.g. US/Pacific, Europe/Zurich, etc.
+
+
totaldown net
- Total download, overflows at 4 GB on Linux with 32-bit arch and
- there doesn't seem to be a way to know how many times it has
- already done that before conky has started.
+ Total download, overflows at 4 GB on Linux with 32-bit arch and
+ there doesn't seem to be a way to know how many times it has al-
+ ready done that before conky has started.
top type, num
- This takes arguments in the form:top (name) (number) Basically,
- processes are ranked from highest to lowest in terms of cpu
- usage, which is what (num) represents. The types are: "name",
- "pid", "cpu", and mem". There can be a max of 10 processes
+ This takes arguments in the form:top (name) (number) Basically,
+ processes are ranked from highest to lowest in terms of cpu us-
+ age, which is what (num) represents. The types are: "name",
+ "pid", "cpu", and "mem". There can be a max of 10 processes
listed.
Upload speed in kilobytes with one decimal
- upspeedgraph net, (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient colour
- 2)
- Upload speed graph, colours defined in hex, minus the #.
+ upspeedgraph net (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient colour
+ 2) (scale)
+ Upload speed graph, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If
+ scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph.
uptime Uptime
Uptime in a shorter format
- seti_prog
- Seti@home current progress
-
-
- seti_progbar (height),(width)
- Seti@home current progress bar
+ voffset (pixels)
+ Change vertical offset by N pixels. Negative values will cause
+ text to overlap. See also $offset.
- seti_credit
- Seti@home total user credit
+ voltage_mv (n)
+ Returns CPU #n's voltage in mV. CPUs are counted from 1. If
+ omitted, the parameter defaults to 1.
- voffset (pixels)
- Change verticle offset by N pixels. Negative values will cause
- text to overlap. See also $offset.
+ voltage_v (n)
+ Returns CPU #n's voltage in V. CPUs are counted from 1. If omit-
+ ted, the parameter defaults to 1.
EXAMPLES
which makes Conky to create its own window.
SEE ALSO
- http://conky.sourceforge.net [http://conky.sourceforge.net]
+ <http://conky.sourceforge.net>
- http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/conky [http://www.source-
- forge.net/projects/conky]
+ <http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/conky>
#conky on irc.freenode.net
AUTHORS
- The Conky dev team. What's up now??!
+ The Conky dev team. What's up now!
- 2005-08-18 conky(1)
+ 2006-05-13 conky(1)
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