./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --in-
fodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --local-
- statedir=/var/lib --enable-xft --enable-own-window --enable-proc-uptime
- --enable-audacious --enable-bmpx --enable-seti --enable-hddtemp --en-
- able-mpd --enable-xmms2 --enable-imlib2 --enable-portmon --enable-ml-
- donkey --enable-debug --enable-double-buffer --enable-xdamage --en-
- able-x11
+ 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
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 graphs?
- draw_shades
- Draw shades?
-
-
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.
imap Default global IMAP server. Arguments are: "host user pass [-i
ter the password when Conky starts.
- no_buffers
- Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?
-
-
mail_spool
Mail spool for mail checking
- maximum_width pixels
- Maximum width of window
-
-
- minimum_size width (height)
- Minimum size of window
-
-
- min_port_monitors
- Allow for the creation of at least this number of port monitors
- (if 0 or not set, default is 16)
-
-
- min_port_monitor_connections
- Allow each port monitor to track at least this many connections
+ 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
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?
dow can be useful for certain situations.
- 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.
-
-
out_to_console
Print text to stdout.
Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)
- wm_class_name
- Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to "conky".
-
-
xftalpha
Alpha of Xft font. Must be a value at or between 1 and 0.
Player status (Playing/Paused/Stopped/Not running)
- audacious_title
- Title of current tune
+ 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
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
i8k_cpu_tempf
If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays
- the cpu temperature in Farenheit, as reported by /proc/i8k.
+ the cpu temperature in Fahrenheit, as reported by /proc/i8k.
i8k_left_fan_rpm
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 110, de-
+ [-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.
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 110, de-
+ [-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.
Uptime in a shorter format
- seti_prog
- Seti@home current progress
-
-
- seti_progbar (height),(width)
- Seti@home current progress bar
-
-
- seti_credit
- Seti@home total user credit
-
-
voffset (pixels)
Change vertical offset by N pixels. Negative values will cause
text to overlap. See also $offset.