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8 .TH conky 1 2007-08-08 "" ""
10 conky \- A system monitor for X originally based on the torsmo code, but more kickass. It just keeps on given'er. Yeah.
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23 Conky is a system monitor for X originally based on the torsmo code.
24 Since it's original conception, Conky has changed a fair bit from it's predecessor.
25 Conky can display just about anything, either on your root desktop or in it's own window.
26 Conky has many built-in objects, as well as the ability to execute programs and scripts,
27 then display the output from stdout.
29 We are always looking for help, and anyone interested in becoming a developer is welcome.
30 Please use the facilities at SourceForge to make bug reports, feature requests, and submit patches.
32 Thanks for your interest in Conky.
34 For users compiling from source, make sure you have the X development libraries installed.
35 This should be a package along the lines of "libx11-dev or xorg-x11-dev".
37 Gentoo users -- Conky is in Gentoo's Portage... simply use "emerge app-admin/conky" for installation.
38 There is also usually an up-to-date ebuild within Conky's package or in Svn.
40 Debian,etc. users -- Conky will be in Debian's repositories soon (by mid-September, hopefully), and then
41 Ubuntu shortly thereafter. Until then, "dpkg -i" the .deb package to install.
43 Example to compile and run Conky with all optional components (note that some configure options may differ for your system):
45 \fB\*(T<\fBsh autogen.sh\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB# Only required if building from SVN\fR\*(T>
47 \fB\*(T<\fB\&./configure \fR\*(T>\fR\*(T<\fB\-\-prefix=/usr \-\-mandir=/usr/share/man \-\-infodir=/usr/share/info \-\-datadir=/usr/share \-\-sysconfdir=/etc \-\-localstatedir=/var/lib \-\-disable\-own\-window \-\-enable\-audacious[=yes|no|legacy] \-\-enable\-bmpx \-\-disable\-hddtemp \-\-disable\-mpd \-\-enable\-xmms2 \-\-disable\-portmon \-\-disable\-network \-\-enable\-debug \-\-disable\-x11 \-\-disable\-double\-buffer \-\-disable\-xdamage \-\-disable\-xft\fR\*(T>
49 \fB\*(T<\fBmake\fR\*(T>\fR
51 \fB\*(T<\fBmake install\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB# Optional\fR\*(T>
53 \fB\*(T<\fBsrc/conky\fR\*(T>\fR
55 Conky probably doesn't compile with compilers other than gcc and icc.
56 It doesn't compile with C89 compiler and not even with pure C99.
57 It uses a few things that might not exist: strdup(), strcasecmp(), strncasecmp(),
58 optarg variable with getopt() and long long (not in C89). Crashes in file system
59 statistics stuff when compiled with icc, I don't know exactly why.
61 You can disable 'drawing to own window' feature in case you don't need it by passing
62 --disable-own-window to configure -script.
65 Conky is generally very good on resources. However, certain objects in
66 Conky are harder on resources then others. In particular, the $tail,
67 $top, $font, and $graph objects are quite costly in comparison to the rest of Conky.
69 If you do use them, please do not complain about memory or CPU usage,
70 unless you think something's seriously wrong (mem leak, etc.).
72 An easy way to force Conky to reload your ~/.conkyrc: "killall -SIGUSR1 conky".
73 Saves you the trouble of having to kill and then restart. You can now also do the same with SIGHUP.
75 IMPORTANT: For previous Conky users, Conky 1.3 no longer supports the metar stuff.
76 mdsplib was causing way too many problems. Hopefully there'll be a better solution in Conky 2.x...
78 Command line options override configurations defined in configuration file.
80 \fB\*(T<\fB\-v | \-V | \-\-verbose\fR\*(T>\fR
81 Prints version and exits
84 \fB\*(T<\fB\-a | \-\-alignment=\fR\*(T>\fR\*(T<\fBALIGNMENT\fR\*(T>
85 Text alignment on screen, {top,bottom}_{left,right} or none
88 \fB\*(T<\fB\-b | \-\-double\-buffer\fR\*(T>\fR
89 Use double buffering (eliminates "flicker")
92 \fB\*(T<\fB\-c | \-\-config=\fR\*(T>\fR\*(T<\fBFILE\fR\*(T>
93 Config file to load instead of $HOME/.conkyrc
96 \fB\*(T<\fB\-d | \-\-daemonize\fR\*(T>\fR
97 Daemonize Conky, aka fork to background
100 \fB\*(T<\fB\-f | \-\-font=\fR\*(T>\fR\*(T<\fBFONT\fR\*(T>
104 \fB\*(T<\fB\-h | \-\-help\fR\*(T>\fR
105 Prints command line help and exits
108 \fB\*(T<\fB\-o | \-\-own\-window\fR\*(T>\fR
109 Create own window to draw
112 \fB\*(T<\fB\-t | \-\-text=\fR\*(T>\fR\*(T<\fBTEXT\fR\*(T>
113 Text to render, remember single quotes, like -t ' $uptime '
116 \fB\*(T<\fB\-u | \-\-interval=\fR\*(T>\fR\*(T<\fBSECONDS\fR\*(T>
120 \fB\*(T<\fB\-w | \-\-window\-id=\fR\*(T>\fR\*(T<\fBWIN_ID\fR\*(T>
124 \fB\*(T<\fB\-x \fR\*(T>\fR\*(T<\fBX_COORDINATE\fR\*(T>
128 \fB\*(T<\fB\-y \fR\*(T>\fR\*(T<\fBY_COORDINATE\fR\*(T>
131 .SH "CONFIGURATION SETTINGS"
132 Default configuration file is $HOME/.conkyrc (can be changed from
133 conky.c among other things). See conkyrc.sample. If installing from Debian package,
134 this should be in /usr/share/doc/conky/examples ("gunzip conkyrc.sample.gz" to get conkyrc.sample).
136 You might want to copy it to $HOME/.conkyrc and then start modifying it.
137 Other configs can be found at http://conky.sf.net
139 \fB\*(T<\fBalignment\fR\*(T>\fR
140 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)
143 \fB\*(T<\fBbackground\fR\*(T>\fR
144 Boolean value, if true, Conky will be forked to background when started
147 \fB\*(T<\fBborder_margin\fR\*(T>\fR
148 Border margin in pixels
151 \fB\*(T<\fBborder_width\fR\*(T>\fR
152 Border width in pixels
155 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor0\fR\*(T>\fR
156 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
159 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor1\fR\*(T>\fR
160 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
163 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor2\fR\*(T>\fR
164 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
167 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor3\fR\*(T>\fR
168 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
171 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor4\fR\*(T>\fR
172 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
175 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor5\fR\*(T>\fR
176 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
179 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor6\fR\*(T>\fR
180 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
183 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor7\fR\*(T>\fR
184 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
187 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor8\fR\*(T>\fR
188 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
191 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor9\fR\*(T>\fR
192 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
195 \fB\*(T<\fBcpu_avg_samples\fR\*(T>\fR
196 The number of samples to average for CPU monitoring
199 \fB\*(T<\fBtop_cpu_separate\fR\*(T>\fR
200 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.
203 \fB\*(T<\fBdefault_color\fR\*(T>\fR
204 Default color and border color
207 \fB\*(T<\fBdefault_outline_color\fR\*(T>\fR
208 Default outline color
211 \fB\*(T<\fBdefault_shade_color\fR\*(T>\fR
212 Default shading color and border's shading color
215 \fB\*(T<\fBdouble_buffer\fR\*(T>\fR
216 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.
219 \fB\*(T<\fBdraw_borders\fR\*(T>\fR
220 Draw borders around text?
223 \fB\*(T<\fBdraw_graph_borders\fR\*(T>\fR
224 Draw borders around graphs?
227 \fB\*(T<\fBdraw_outline\fR\*(T>\fR
231 \fB\*(T<\fBdraw_shades\fR\*(T>\fR
235 \fB\*(T<\fBfont\fR\*(T>\fR
236 Font name in X, xfontsel can be used to get a nice font
239 \fB\*(T<\fBgap_x\fR\*(T>\fR
240 Gap, in pixels, between right or left border of screen, same as passing -x at command line,
244 \fB\*(T<\fBgap_y\fR\*(T>\fR
245 Gap, in pixels, between top or bottom border of screen, same as passing -y at command line,
249 \fB\*(T<\fBimap\fR\*(T>\fR
250 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.
253 \fB\*(T<\fBmail_spool\fR\*(T>\fR
254 Mail spool for mail checking
257 \fB\*(T<\fBmax_port_monitor_connections\fR\*(T>\fR
258 Allow each port monitor to track at most this many connections (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
261 \fB\*(T<\fBmax_specials\fR\*(T>\fR
262 Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts, offsets, aligns, etc. (default is 512)
265 \fB\*(T<\fBmax_user_text\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBbytes\fR\*(T>
266 Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout below TEXT line in config file
267 (default is 16384 bytes)
270 \fB\*(T<\fBtext_buffer_size\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBbytes\fR\*(T>
271 Size of the standard 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.
274 \fB\*(T<\fBmaximum_width\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBpixels\fR\*(T>
275 Maximum width of window
278 \fB\*(T<\fBminimum_size\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBwidth (height)\fR\*(T>
279 Minimum size of window
282 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_host\fR\*(T>\fR
286 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_port\fR\*(T>\fR
290 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_password\fR\*(T>\fR
294 \fB\*(T<\fBmusic_player_interval\fR\*(T>\fR
295 Music player thread update interval (defaults to Conky's update interval)
298 \fB\*(T<\fBnet_avg_samples\fR\*(T>\fR
299 The number of samples to average for net data
302 \fB\*(T<\fBno_buffers\fR\*(T>\fR
303 Substract (file system) buffers from used memory?
306 \fB\*(T<\fBoverride_utf8_locale\fR\*(T>\fR
307 Force UTF8? requires XFT
310 \fB\*(T<\fBown_window\fR\*(T>\fR
311 Boolean, create own window to draw?
314 \fB\*(T<\fBown_window_class\fR\*(T>\fR
315 Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to "Conky".
318 \fB\*(T<\fBown_window_colour\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBcolour\fR\*(T>
319 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)
322 \fB\*(T<\fBown_window_hints\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBundecorated,below,above,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager\fR\*(T>
323 If own_window is yes, you may use these window manager hints to affect the way Conky displays.
324 Notes: Use own_window_type desktop as another way to implement many of these hints implicitly.
325 If you use own_window_type override, window manager hints have no meaning and are ignored.
328 \fB\*(T<\fBown_window_title\fR\*(T>\fR
329 Manually set the window name. Defaults to "<hostname> - conky".
332 \fB\*(T<\fBown_window_transparent\fR\*(T>\fR
333 Boolean, set pseudo-transparency?
336 \fB\*(T<\fBown_window_type\fR\*(T>\fR
337 if own_window is yes, you may specify type normal, desktop or override (default: normal).
338 Desktop windows are special windows that have no window decorations; are always visible
339 on your desktop; do not appear in your pager or taskbar; and are sticky across all workspaces.
340 Override windows are not under the control of the window manager. Hints are ignored. This type
341 of window can be useful for certain situations.
344 \fB\*(T<\fBout_to_console\fR\*(T>\fR
345 Print text to stdout.
348 \fB\*(T<\fBpad_percents\fR\*(T>\fR
349 Pad percentages to this many decimals (0 = no padding)
352 \fB\*(T<\fBpop3\fR\*(T>\fR
353 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.
356 \fB\*(T<\fBshort_units\fR\*(T>\fR
357 Shortens units to a single character (kiB->k, GiB->G, etc.). Default is off.
360 \fB\*(T<\fBstippled_borders\fR\*(T>\fR
361 Border stippling (dashing) in pixels
364 \fB\*(T<\fBtotal_run_times\fR\*(T>\fR
365 Total number of times for Conky to update before quitting. Zero makes Conky run forever
368 \fB\*(T<\fBupdate_interval\fR\*(T>\fR
369 Update interval in seconds
372 \fB\*(T<\fBuppercase\fR\*(T>\fR
373 Boolean value, if true, text is rendered in upper case
376 \fB\*(T<\fBuse_spacer\fR\*(T>\fR
377 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.
380 \fB\*(T<\fBuse_xft\fR\*(T>\fR
381 Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)
384 \fB\*(T<\fBxftalpha\fR\*(T>\fR
385 Alpha of Xft font. Must be a value at or between 1 and 0.
388 \fB\*(T<\fBxftfont\fR\*(T>\fR
392 \fB\*(T<\fBTEXT\fR\*(T>\fR
393 After this begins text to be formatted on screen
396 Colors are parsed using XParsecolor(), there might be a list of them:
397 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt. Also, \(lahttp://sedition.com/perl/rgb.html\(ra.
398 Color can be also in #rrggbb format (hex).
399 Note that when displaying bytes, power is 1024 and not 1000 so 1M really
400 means 1024*1024 bytes and not 1000*1000.
402 \fB\*(T<\fBaddr\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBinterface\fR\*(T>
403 IP address for an interface
406 \fB\*(T<\fBaddrs\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBinterface\fR\*(T>
407 IP addresses for an interface (if one - works like addr). Linux only.
410 \fB\*(T<\fBacpiacadapter\fR\*(T>\fR
411 ACPI ac adapter state.
414 \fB\*(T<\fBacpifan\fR\*(T>\fR
418 \fB\*(T<\fBacpitemp\fR\*(T>\fR
419 ACPI temperature in C.
422 \fB\*(T<\fBacpitempf\fR\*(T>\fR
423 ACPI temperature in F.
426 \fB\*(T<\fBadt746xcpu\fR\*(T>\fR
427 CPU temperature from therm_adt746x
430 \fB\*(T<\fBadt746xfan\fR\*(T>\fR
431 Fan speed from therm_adt746x
434 \fB\*(T<\fBalignr\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(num)\fR\*(T>
435 Right-justify text, with space of N
438 \fB\*(T<\fBalignc\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(num)\fR\*(T>
442 \fB\*(T<\fBapm_adapter\fR\*(T>\fR
443 Display APM AC adapter status (FreeBSD only)
446 \fB\*(T<\fBapm_battery_life\fR\*(T>\fR
447 Display APM battery life in percent (FreeBSD only)
450 \fB\*(T<\fBapm_battery_time\fR\*(T>\fR
451 Display remaining APM battery life in hh:mm:ss or "unknown" if
452 AC adapterstatus is on-line or charging (FreeBSD only)
455 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_bar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(height),(width)\fR\*(T>
459 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_bitrate\fR\*(T>\fR
460 Bitrate of current tune
463 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_channels\fR\*(T>\fR
464 Number of audio channels of current tune
467 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_filename\fR\*(T>\fR
468 Full path and filename of current tune
471 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_frequency\fR\*(T>\fR
472 Sampling frequency of current tune
475 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_length\fR\*(T>\fR
476 Total length of current tune as MM:SS
479 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_length_seconds\fR\*(T>\fR
480 Total length of current tune in seconds
483 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_playlist_position\fR\*(T>\fR
484 Playlist position of current tune
487 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_playlist_length\fR\*(T>\fR
488 Number of tunes in playlist
491 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_position\fR\*(T>\fR
492 Position of current tune (MM:SS)
495 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_position_seconds\fR\*(T>\fR
496 Position of current tune in seconds
499 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_status\fR\*(T>\fR
500 Player status (Playing/Paused/Stopped/Not running)
503 \fB\*(T<\fBaudacious_title\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(max length)\fR\*(T>
504 Title of current tune with optional maximum length specifier
507 \fB\*(T<\fBbattery\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(num)\fR\*(T>
508 Battery status and remaining percentage capacity of ACPI or APM battery. ACPI battery number can be given as argument (default is BAT0).
511 \fB\*(T<\fBbattery_bar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(height),(width) (num)\fR\*(T>
512 Battery percentage remaining of ACPI battery in a bar. ACPI battery number can be given as argument (default is BAT0).
515 \fB\*(T<\fBbattery_percent\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(num)\fR\*(T>
516 Battery percentage remaining for ACPI battery. ACPI battery number can be given as argument (default is BAT0).
519 \fB\*(T<\fBbattery_time\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(num)\fR\*(T>
520 Battery charge/discharge time remaining of ACPI battery. ACPI battery number can be given as argument (default is BAT0).
523 \fB\*(T<\fBbmpx_artist\fR\*(T>\fR
524 Artist in current BMPx track
527 \fB\*(T<\fBbmpx_album\fR\*(T>\fR
528 Album in current BMPx track
531 \fB\*(T<\fBbmpx_title\fR\*(T>\fR
532 Title of the current BMPx track
535 \fB\*(T<\fBbmpx_track\fR\*(T>\fR
536 Track number of the current BMPx track
539 \fB\*(T<\fBbmpx_bitrate\fR\*(T>\fR
540 Bitrate of the current BMPx track
543 \fB\*(T<\fBbmpx_uri\fR\*(T>\fR
544 URI of the current BMPx track
547 \fB\*(T<\fBbuffers\fR\*(T>\fR
548 Amount of memory buffered
551 \fB\*(T<\fBcached\fR\*(T>\fR
552 Amount of memory cached
555 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(color)\fR\*(T>
556 Change drawing color to color
559 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor0\fR\*(T>\fR
560 Change drawing color to color0 configuration option
563 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor1\fR\*(T>\fR
564 Change drawing color to color1 configuration option
567 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor2\fR\*(T>\fR
568 Change drawing color to color2 configuration option
571 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor3\fR\*(T>\fR
572 Change drawing color to color3 configuration option
575 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor4\fR\*(T>\fR
576 Change drawing color to color4 configuration option
579 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor5\fR\*(T>\fR
580 Change drawing color to color5 configuration option
583 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor6\fR\*(T>\fR
584 Change drawing color to color6 configuration option
587 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor7\fR\*(T>\fR
588 Change drawing color to color7 configuration option
591 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor8\fR\*(T>\fR
592 Change drawing color to color8 configuration option
595 \fB\*(T<\fBcolor9\fR\*(T>\fR
596 Change drawing color to color9 configuration option
599 \fB\*(T<\fBconky_version\fR\*(T>\fR
603 \fB\*(T<\fBconky_build_date\fR\*(T>\fR
607 \fB\*(T<\fBconky_bulid_arch\fR\*(T>\fR
608 CPU architecture Conky was built for
611 \fB\*(T<\fBcpu\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(cpuN)\fR\*(T>
612 CPU usage in percents. For SMP machines, the CPU number can be provided as an argument. ${cpu cpu0} is the total usage, and ${cpu cpuX} (X >= 1) are individual CPUs.
615 \fB\*(T<\fBcpubar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(cpu number) (height),(width)\fR\*(T>
616 Bar that shows CPU usage, height is bar's height in pixels. See $cpu for more info on SMP.
619 \fB\*(T<\fBcpugraph\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(cpu number) (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient colour 2)\fR\*(T>
620 CPU usage graph, with optional colours in hex, minus the #. See $cpu for more info on SMP.
623 \fB\*(T<\fBdiskio\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(device)\fR\*(T>
624 Displays current disk IO. Device is optional, and takes the form of sda for /dev/sda. Individual partitions are allowed.
627 \fB\*(T<\fBdiskiograph\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(device) (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient colour 2) (scale)\fR\*(T>
628 Disk IO graph, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph.
631 \fB\*(T<\fBdiskio_read\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(device)\fR\*(T>
632 Displays current disk IO for reads. Device as in diskio.
635 \fB\*(T<\fBdiskiograph_read\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(device) (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient colour 2) (scale)\fR\*(T>
636 Disk IO graph for reads, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph. Device as in diskio.
639 \fB\*(T<\fBdiskio_write\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(device)\fR\*(T>
640 Displays current disk IO for writes. Device as in diskio.
643 \fB\*(T<\fBdiskiograph_write\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(device) (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient colour 2) (scale)\fR\*(T>
644 Disk IO graph for writes, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph. Device as in diskio.
647 \fB\*(T<\fBdownspeed\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
648 Download speed in kilobytes
651 \fB\*(T<\fBdownspeedf\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
652 Download speed in kilobytes with one decimal
655 \fB\*(T<\fBdownspeedgraph\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient colour 2) (scale)\fR\*(T>
656 Download speed graph, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph.
659 \fB\*(T<\fBelse\fR\*(T>\fR
660 Text to show if any of the above are not true
663 \fB\*(T<\fBentropy_avail\fR\*(T>\fR
664 Current entropy available for crypto freaks
667 \fB\*(T<\fBentropy_bar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(height),(width)\fR\*(T>
668 Normalized bar of available entropy for crypto freaks
671 \fB\*(T<\fBentropy_poolsize\fR\*(T>\fR
672 Total size of system entropy pool for crypto freaks
675 \fB\*(T<\fBexec\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBcommand\fR\*(T>
676 Executes a shell command and displays the output in conky. warning: this takes a lot more resources than other variables. I'd recommend coding wanted behaviour in C and posting a patch.
679 \fB\*(T<\fBexecbar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBcommand\fR\*(T>
680 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.
683 \fB\*(T<\fBexecgraph\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBcommand\fR\*(T>
684 Same as execbar, but graphs values.
687 \fB\*(T<\fBexeci\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBinterval command\fR\*(T>
688 Same as exec but with specific interval. Interval can't be less than update_interval in configuration. See also $texeci
691 \fB\*(T<\fBexecibar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBinterval command\fR\*(T>
692 Same as execbar, except with an interval
695 \fB\*(T<\fBexecigraph\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBinterval command\fR\*(T>
696 Same as execigraph, but takes an interval arg graphs values
699 \fB\*(T<\fBexecp\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBcommand\fR\*(T>
700 Executes a shell command and displays the output in conky. warning: this takes a lot more resources than other variables. I'd recommend coding wanted behaviour in C and posting a patch. This differs from $exec in that it parses the output of the command, so you can insert things like ${color red}hi!${color} in your script and have it correctly parsed by Conky.
701 Caveats: Conky parses and evaluates the output of $execp every time Conky loops, and then destroys all the objects. If you try to use anything like $execi within an $execp statement, it will functionally run at the same interval that the $execp statement runs, as it is created and destroyed at every interval.
704 \fB\*(T<\fBexecpi\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBinterval command\fR\*(T>
705 Same as execp but with specific interval. Interval can't be less than update_interval in configuration. Note that the output from the $execpi command is still parsed and evaluated at every interval.
708 \fB\*(T<\fBfont\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(font)\fR\*(T>
709 Specify a different font. This new font will apply to the current line and everything following. You can use a $font with no arguments to change back to the default font (much like with $color)
712 \fB\*(T<\fBfreq\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(n)\fR\*(T>
713 Returns CPU #n's frequency in MHz. CPUs are
714 counted from 1. If omitted, the parameter
718 \fB\*(T<\fBfreq_g\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(n)\fR\*(T>
719 Returns CPU #n's frequency in GHz. CPUs are
720 counted from 1. If omitted, the parameter
724 \fB\*(T<\fBfreq_dyn\fR\*(T>\fR
725 Returns CPU frequency in MHz, but is calculated by counting to clock cycles to complete an instruction. Only available for x86/amd64.
728 \fB\*(T<\fBfreq_dyn_g\fR\*(T>\fR
729 Returns CPU frequency in GHz, but is calculated by counting to clock cycles to complete an instruction. Only available for x86/amd64.
732 \fB\*(T<\fBfs_bar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(height),(width) fs\fR\*(T>
733 Bar that shows how much space is used on a file system. height is the height in pixels. fs is any file on that file system.
736 \fB\*(T<\fBfs_free\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(fs)\fR\*(T>
737 Free space on a file system available for users.
740 \fB\*(T<\fBfs_free_perc\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(fs)\fR\*(T>
741 Free percentage of space on a file system available for users.
744 \fB\*(T<\fBfs_size\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(fs)\fR\*(T>
748 \fB\*(T<\fBfs_type\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(fs)\fR\*(T>
752 \fB\*(T<\fBfs_used\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(fs)\fR\*(T>
753 File system used space
756 \fB\*(T<\fBgoto\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBx\fR\*(T>
757 The next element will be printed at position 'x'.
760 \fB\*(T<\fBhddtemp\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBdev, (host,(port))\fR\*(T>
761 Displays temperature of a selected hard disk drive as reported by the hddtemp daemon running on host:port.
762 Default host is 127.0.0.1, default port is 7634.
765 \fB\*(T<\fBhead\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBlogfile lines (interval)\fR\*(T>
766 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.
769 \fB\*(T<\fBhr\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(height)\fR\*(T>
770 Horizontal line, height is the height in pixels
773 \fB\*(T<\fBhwmon\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(dev) type n\fR\*(T>
774 Hwmon sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6). Parameter dev may be omitted if you have only one hwmon device. Parameter type is either 'in' or 'vol' meaning voltage; 'fan' meaning fan; 'temp' (Celsius) or 'tempf' (Fahrenheit) meaning temperature. Parameter n is number of the sensor. See /sys/class/hwmon/ on your local computer.
777 \fB\*(T<\fBiconv_start\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBcodeset_from codeset_to\fR\*(T>
778 Convert text from one codeset to another using GNU iconv. Needs to be stopped with iconv_stop.
781 \fB\*(T<\fBiconv_stop\fR\*(T>\fR
782 Stop iconv codeset conversion.
785 \fB\*(T<\fBi2c\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(dev) type n\fR\*(T>
786 I2C sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6). Parameter dev may be omitted if you have only one I2C device. Parameter type is either 'in' or 'vol' meaning voltage; 'fan' meaning fan; 'temp' (Celsius) or 'tempf' (Fahrenheit) meaning temperature. Parameter n is number of the sensor. See /sys/bus/i2c/devices/ on your local computer.
789 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_ac_status\fR\*(T>\fR
790 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.
793 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_bios\fR\*(T>\fR
794 If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays the bios version as listed in /proc/i8k.
797 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_buttons_status\fR\*(T>\fR
798 If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays the volume buttons status as listed in /proc/i8k.
801 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_cpu_temp\fR\*(T>\fR
802 If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays the cpu temperature in Celsius, as reported by /proc/i8k.
805 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_cpu_tempf\fR\*(T>\fR
806 If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays the cpu temperature in Fahrenheit, as reported by /proc/i8k.
809 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_left_fan_rpm\fR\*(T>\fR
810 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.
813 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_left_fan_status\fR\*(T>\fR
814 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 reverse order.
817 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_right_fan_rpm\fR\*(T>\fR
818 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.
821 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_right_fan_status\fR\*(T>\fR
822 If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays the right fan status as listed in /proc/i8k (translated to human-readable). Beware, some laptops i8k reports these fans in reverse order.
825 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_serial\fR\*(T>\fR
826 If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays your laptop serial number as listed in /proc/i8k.
829 \fB\*(T<\fBi8k_version\fR\*(T>\fR
830 If running the i8k kernel driver for Inspiron laptops, displays the version formatting of /proc/i8k.
833 \fB\*(T<\fBibm_fan\fR\*(T>\fR
834 If running the IBM ACPI, displays the fan speed.
837 \fB\*(T<\fBibm_temps\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBN\fR\*(T>
838 If running the IBM ACPI, displays the temperatures
839 from the IBM temperature sensors (N=0..7) Sensor 0 is
840 on the CPU, 3 is on the GPU.
843 \fB\*(T<\fBibm_volume\fR\*(T>\fR
844 If running the IBM ACPI, displays the "master" volume,
845 controlled by the volume keys (0-14).
848 \fB\*(T<\fBibm_brightness\fR\*(T>\fR
849 If running the IBM ACPI, displays the brigtness of the
853 \fB\*(T<\fBif_empty\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(var)\fR\*(T>
854 if conky variable VAR is empty, display everything between $if_empty and the matching $endif
857 \fB\*(T<\fBif_running\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(process)\fR\*(T>
858 if PROCESS is running, display everything $if_running and the matching $endif
861 \fB\*(T<\fBif_existing\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBfile (string)\fR\*(T>
862 if FILE exists, display everything between if_existing and the matching $endif. The optional second paramater checks for FILE containing the specified string and prints everything between $if_existing and the matching $endif.
865 \fB\*(T<\fBif_mounted\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(mountpoint)\fR\*(T>
866 if MOUNTPOINT is mounted, display everything between $if_mounted and the matching $endif
869 \fB\*(T<\fBif_smapi_bat_installed\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(INDEX)\fR\*(T>
870 when using smapi, if the battery with index INDEX is installed, display everything between $if_smapi_bat_installed and the matching $endif
873 \fB\*(T<\fBif_up\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(interface)\fR\*(T>
874 if INTERFACE exists and is up, display everything between $if_up and the matching $endif
877 \fB\*(T<\fBimap_messages\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(args)\fR\*(T>
878 Displays the number of 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, default interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
881 \fB\*(T<\fBimap_unseen\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(args)\fR\*(T>
882 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, default interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
885 \fB\*(T<\fBkernel\fR\*(T>\fR
889 \fB\*(T<\fBloadavg\fR\*(T>\fR
890 (1,2,3)> System load average, 1 is for past 1 minute, 2 for past 5 minutes and 3 for past 15 minutes.
893 \fB\*(T<\fBmachine\fR\*(T>\fR
894 Machine, i686 for example
897 \fB\*(T<\fBmails\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(mailbox)\fR\*(T> \*(T<\fB(interval)\fR\*(T>
898 Mail count in the specified mailbox or your mail spool if not.
899 Both mbox and maildir type mailboxes are supported. You can
900 use a program like fetchmail to get mails from some server
901 using your favourite protocol. See also new_mails.
904 \fB\*(T<\fBmboxscan\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(\-n number of messages to print) (\-fw from width) (\-sw subject width) mbox\fR\*(T>
905 Print a summary of recent messages in an mbox format mailbox. mbox parameter is the filename of the mailbox (can be encapsulated using '"', ie. ${mboxscan -n 10 "/home/brenden/some box"}
908 \fB\*(T<\fBmem\fR\*(T>\fR
909 Amount of memory in use
912 \fB\*(T<\fBmembar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(height),(width)\fR\*(T>
913 Bar that shows amount of memory in use
916 \fB\*(T<\fBmemmax\fR\*(T>\fR
917 Total amount of memory
920 \fB\*(T<\fBmemperc\fR\*(T>\fR
921 Percentage of memory in use
924 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_artist\fR\*(T>\fR
925 Artist in current MPD song must be enabled at compile
928 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_album\fR\*(T>\fR
929 Album in current MPD song
932 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_bar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(height),(width)\fR\*(T>
933 Bar of mpd's progress
936 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_bitrate\fR\*(T>\fR
937 Bitrate of current song
940 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_status\fR\*(T>\fR
941 Playing, stopped, et cetera.
944 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_title\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(max length)\fR\*(T>
945 Title of current MPD song
948 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_vol\fR\*(T>\fR
952 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_elapsed\fR\*(T>\fR
956 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_length\fR\*(T>\fR
960 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_percent\fR\*(T>\fR
961 Percent of song's progress
964 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_random\fR\*(T>\fR
965 Random status (On/Off)
968 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_repeat\fR\*(T>\fR
969 Repeat status (On/Off)
972 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_track\fR\*(T>\fR
973 Prints the MPD track field
976 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_name\fR\*(T>\fR
977 Prints the MPD name field
980 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_file\fR\*(T>\fR
981 Prints the file name of the current MPD song
984 \fB\*(T<\fBmpd_smart\fR\*(T>\fR
985 Prints the song name in either the form "artist - title" or file name, depending on whats available
988 \fB\*(T<\fBnew_mails\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(mailbox)\fR\*(T> \*(T<\fB(interval)\fR\*(T>
989 Unread mail count in the specified mailbox or mail spool if
990 not. Both mbox and maildir type mailboxes are supported.
993 \fB\*(T<\fBnodename\fR\*(T>\fR
997 \fB\*(T<\fBoutlinecolor\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(color)\fR\*(T>
1001 \fB\*(T<\fBpb_battery\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBitem\fR\*(T>
1002 If running on Apple powerbook/ibook, display
1003 information on battery status. The item parameter
1004 specifies, what information to display. Exactly one item
1005 must be specified. Valid items are:
1008 Display if battery is fully charged, charging,
1009 discharging or absent (running on AC)
1012 Display charge of battery in percent, if
1013 charging or discharging. Nothing will be
1014 displayed, if battery is fully charged
1018 Display the time remaining until the battery
1019 will be fully charged or discharged at current
1020 rate. Nothing is displayed, if battery is
1021 absent or if it's present but fully charged
1022 and not discharging.
1025 \fB\*(T<\fBplatform\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(dev) type n\fR\*(T>
1026 Platform sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6). Parameter dev may be omitted if you have only one platform device. Platform type is either 'in' or 'vol' meaning voltage; 'fan' meaning fan; 'temp' (Celsius) or 'tempf' (Fahrenheit) meaning temperature. Parameter n is number of the sensor. See /sys/bus/platform/devices/ on your local computer.
1029 \fB\*(T<\fBpop3_unseen\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(args)\fR\*(T>
1030 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, default interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
1033 \fB\*(T<\fBpop3_used\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(args)\fR\*(T>
1034 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.
1037 \fB\*(T<\fBpre_exec\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBshell command\fR\*(T>
1038 Executes a shell command one time before conky displays anything and puts output as text.
1041 \fB\*(T<\fBprocesses\fR\*(T>\fR
1042 Total processes (sleeping and running)
1045 \fB\*(T<\fBrunning_processes\fR\*(T>\fR
1046 Running processes (not sleeping), requires Linux 2.6
1049 \fB\*(T<\fBshadecolor\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(color)\fR\*(T>
1050 Change shading color
1053 \fB\*(T<\fBsmapi\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(ARGS)\fR\*(T>
1054 when using smapi, display contents of the /sys/devices/platform/smapi directory. ARGS are either '(FILENAME)' or 'bat (INDEX) (FILENAME)' to display the corresponding files' content. This is a very raw method of accessing the smapi values. When available, better use one of the smapi_* variables instead.
1057 \fB\*(T<\fBsmapi_bat_perc\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(INDEX)\fR\*(T>
1058 when using smapi, display the remaining capacity in percent of the battery with index INDEX. This is a separate variable because it supports the 'use_spacer' configuration option.
1061 \fB\*(T<\fBsmapi_bat_bar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(INDEX),(height),(width)\fR\*(T>
1062 when using smapi, display the remaining capacity of the battery with index INDEX as a bar.
1065 \fB\*(T<\fBstippled_hr\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(space)\fR\*(T>
1066 Stippled (dashed) horizontal line
1069 \fB\*(T<\fBswapbar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(height),(width)\fR\*(T>
1070 Bar that shows amount of swap in use
1073 \fB\*(T<\fBswap\fR\*(T>\fR
1074 Amount of swap in use
1077 \fB\*(T<\fBswapmax\fR\*(T>\fR
1078 Total amount of swap
1081 \fB\*(T<\fBswapperc\fR\*(T>\fR
1082 Percentage of swap in use
1085 \fB\*(T<\fBsysname\fR\*(T>\fR
1086 System name, Linux for example
1089 \fB\*(T<\fBtcp_portmon\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBport_begin port_end item (index)\fR\*(T> \fI(ip4 only at present)\fR
1090 TCP port monitor for specified local ports. Port numbers must be in the range 1 to 65535. Valid items are:
1092 \fBcount\fR - total number of connections in the range
1094 \fBrip\fR - remote ip address
1096 \fBrhost\fR - remote host name
1098 \fBrport\fR - remote port number
1100 \fBrservice\fR - remote service name from /etc/services
1102 \fBlip\fR - local ip address
1104 \fBlhost\fR - local host name
1106 \fBlport\fR - local port number
1108 \fBlservice\fR - local service name from /etc/services
1110 The connection index provides you with access to each connection in the port monitor. The monitor will return information for index 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.
1114 \fB${tcp_portmon 6881 6999 count}\fR -
1115 displays the number of connections in the bittorrent port range
1117 \fB${tcp_portmon 22 22 rip 0}\fR -
1118 displays the remote host ip of the first sshd connection
1120 \fB${tcp_portmon 22 22 rip 9}\fR -
1121 displays the remote host ip of the tenth sshd connection
1123 \fB${tcp_portmon 1 1024 rhost 0}\fR -
1124 displays the remote host name of the first connection on a privileged port
1126 \fB${tcp_portmon 1 1024 rport 4}\fR -
1127 displays the remote host port of the fifth connection on a privileged port
1129 \fB${tcp_portmon 1 65535 lservice 14}\fR -
1130 displays the local service name of the fifteenth connection in the range of all ports
1132 Note that port monitor variables which share the same port range actually refer to the same monitor, so many references to a single port range for different items and different indexes all use the same monitor internally. In other words, the program avoids creating redundant monitors.
1134 \fB\*(T<\fBtexeci\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBinterval command\fR\*(T>
1135 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 updating. 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 interval at least 6 seconds. See also $execi.
1138 \fB\*(T<\fBoffset\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(pixels)\fR\*(T>
1139 Move text over by N pixels. See also $voffset.
1142 \fB\*(T<\fBrss\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBurl delay_in_minutes action item_num\fR\*(T>
1143 Download and parse RSS feeds. Action may be one of the following: feed_title, item_title (with num par), item_desc (with num par) and item_titles.
1146 \fB\*(T<\fBtab\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(width, (start))\fR\*(T>
1147 Puts a tab of the specified width, starting from column 'start'.
1150 \fB\*(T<\fBtail\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBlogfile lines (interval)\fR\*(T>
1151 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.
1154 \fB\*(T<\fBtime\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(format)\fR\*(T>
1155 Local time, see man strftime to get more information about format
1158 \fB\*(T<\fButime\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(format)\fR\*(T>
1159 Display time in UTC (universal coordinate time).
1162 \fB\*(T<\fBtztime\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(timezone) (format)\fR\*(T>
1163 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.
1166 \fB\*(T<\fBtotaldown\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1167 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.
1170 \fB\*(T<\fBtop\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBtype, num\fR\*(T>
1171 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", "mem", and "time". There can be a max of 10 processes listed.
1174 \fB\*(T<\fBtop_mem\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBtype, num\fR\*(T>
1175 Same as top, except sorted by mem usage instead of cpu
1178 \fB\*(T<\fBtotalup\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1179 Total upload, this one too, may overflow
1182 \fB\*(T<\fBupdates\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBNumber of updates\fR\*(T>
1186 \fB\*(T<\fBupspeed\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1187 Upload speed in kilobytes
1190 \fB\*(T<\fBupspeedf\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1191 Upload speed in kilobytes with one decimal
1194 \fB\*(T<\fBupspeedgraph\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet (height),(width) (gradient colour 1) (gradient colour 2) (scale)\fR\*(T>
1195 Upload speed graph, colours defined in hex, minus the #. If scale is non-zero, it becomes the scale for the graph.
1198 \fB\*(T<\fBuptime\fR\*(T>\fR
1202 \fB\*(T<\fBuptime_short\fR\*(T>\fR
1203 Uptime in a shorter format
1206 \fB\*(T<\fBuser_number\fR\*(T>\fR
1207 Number of users logged in
1210 \fB\*(T<\fBuser_names\fR\*(T>\fR
1211 Lists the names of the users logged in
1214 \fB\*(T<\fBuser_terms\fR\*(T>\fR
1215 Lists the consoles in use
1218 \fB\*(T<\fBuser_times\fR\*(T>\fR
1219 Lists how long users have been logged in for
1222 \fB\*(T<\fBvoffset\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(pixels)\fR\*(T>
1223 Change vertical offset by N pixels. Negative values will cause text to overlap. See also $offset.
1226 \fB\*(T<\fBvoltage_mv\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(n)\fR\*(T>
1227 Returns CPU #n's voltage in mV. CPUs are
1228 counted from 1. If omitted, the parameter
1232 \fB\*(T<\fBvoltage_v\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(n)\fR\*(T>
1233 Returns CPU #n's voltage in V. CPUs are
1234 counted from 1. If omitted, the parameter
1238 \fB\*(T<\fBwireless_essid\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1239 Wireless access point ESSID (Linux only)
1242 \fB\*(T<\fBwireless_mode\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1243 Wireless mode (Managed/Ad-Hoc/Master) (Linux only)
1246 \fB\*(T<\fBwireless_bitrate\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1247 Wireless bitrate (ie 11 Mb/s) (Linux only)
1250 \fB\*(T<\fBwireless_ap\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1251 Wireless access point MAC address (Linux only)
1254 \fB\*(T<\fBwireless_link_qual\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1255 Wireless link quality (Linux only)
1258 \fB\*(T<\fBwireless_link_qual_max\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1259 Wireless link quality maximum value (Linux only)
1262 \fB\*(T<\fBwireless_link_qual_perc\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fBnet\fR\*(T>
1263 Wireless link quality in percents (Linux only)
1266 \fB\*(T<\fBwireless_link_bar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(height), (width) net\fR\*(T>
1267 Wireless link quality bar (Linux only)
1270 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_artist\fR\*(T>\fR
1271 Artist in current XMMS2 song
1274 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_album\fR\*(T>\fR
1275 Album in current XMMS2 song
1278 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_title\fR\*(T>\fR
1279 Title in current XMMS2 song
1282 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_genre\fR\*(T>\fR
1283 Genre in current XMMS2 song
1286 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_comment\fR\*(T>\fR
1287 Comment in current XMMS2 song
1290 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_decoder\fR\*(T>\fR
1294 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_transport\fR\*(T>\fR
1295 Transport plugin used
1298 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_url\fR\*(T>\fR
1299 Full path to current song
1302 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_tracknr\fR\*(T>\fR
1303 Track number in current XMMS2 song
1306 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_bitrate\fR\*(T>\fR
1307 Bitrate of current song
1310 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_id\fR\*(T>\fR
1311 XMMS2 id of current song
1314 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_duration\fR\*(T>\fR
1315 Duration of current song
1318 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_elapsed\fR\*(T>\fR
1322 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_size\fR\*(T>\fR
1323 Size of current song
1326 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_percent\fR\*(T>\fR
1327 Percent of song's progress
1330 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_status\fR\*(T>\fR
1331 XMMS2 status (Playing, Paused, Stopped, or Disconnected)
1334 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_bar\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(height),(width)\fR\*(T>
1335 Bar of XMMS2's progress
1338 \fB\*(T<\fBxmms2_smart\fR\*(T>\fR
1339 Prints the song name in either the form "artist - title" or file name, depending on whats available
1343 \*(T<conky \*(T>\*(T<\fB\-t '${time %D %H:%M}' \-o \-u 30\fR\*(T>
1344 Start Conky in its own window with date and clock as text and 30 sec update interval.
1346 \*(T<conky \*(T>\*(T<\fB\-a top_left \-x 5 \-y 500 \-d\fR\*(T>
1347 Start Conky to background at coordinates (5, 500).
1349 \*(T<\fI~/.conkyrc\fR\*(T> default configuration file
1351 Drawing to root or some other desktop window directly doesn't work with
1352 all window managers. Especially doesn't work well with Gnome and it has
1353 been reported that it doesn't work with KDE either. Nautilus can be
1354 disabled from drawing to desktop with program gconf-editor. Uncheck
1355 show_desktop in /apps/nautilus/preferences/. There is -w switch in Conky
1356 to set some specific window id. You might find xwininfo -tree useful to
1357 find the window to draw to. You can also use -o argument which makes
1358 Conky to create its own window.
1360 \(lahttp://conky.sourceforge.net\(ra
1362 \(lahttp://www.sourceforge.net/projects/conky\(ra
1364 #conky on irc.freenode.net
1366 The Conky dev team. What's up now!