Variable Explanation
alignment Aligned position on screen, may be top_left, top_right, bottom_left, bottom_right, or none
background Boolean value, if true, Conky will be forked to background when started
border_margin Border margin in pixels
border_width Border width in pixels
color0 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
color1 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
color2 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
color3 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
color4 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
color5 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
color6 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
color7 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
color8 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
color9 A color variable for use inside TEXT segments
cpu_avg_samples The number of samples to average for CPU monitoring
default_color Default color and border color
default_outline_color Default outline color
default_shade_color Default shading color and border's shading color
double_buffer 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.
draw_borders Draw borders around text?
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, in pixels, between right or left border of screen, same as passing -x at command line, e.g. gap_x 10
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 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.
mail_spool Mail spool for mail checking
max_port_monitor_connections Allow each port monitor to track at most this many connections (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
max_specials Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts, offsets, aligns, etc. (default is 512)
max_user_text Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout below TEXT line in config file (default is 16384 bytes)
text_buffer_size Size of the standard text buffer (default is 1280 bytes).
maximum_width Maximum width of window
minimum_size Minimum size of window
mpd_host Host of MPD server
mpd_port Port of MPD server
mpd_password MPD server password
net_avg_samples 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
own_window Boolean, create own window to draw?
own_window_class Manually set the WM_CLASS name. Defaults to "Conky".
own_window_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 If own_window is yes, you may use these window manager hints to affect the way Conky displays. Notes: Use own_window_type desktop 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 control of the window manager. Hints are ignored. This type of window 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
total_run_times Total number of times for Conky to update before quitting. Zero makes Conky run forever
update_interval Update interval in seconds
uppercase Boolean value, if true, text is rendered in upper case
use_spacer Adds spaces after certain objects to stop them from moving other things around. Note that this only helps if you are using a mono font, such as Bitstream Vera Sans Mono.
use_xft Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)
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