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conky — Light-weight system monitor for X. More information: <https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky>.

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How to use the conky command: Light-weight system monitor for X. More information: <https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky>.

conky — Light-weight system monitor for X. More information: <https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky>.

Launch with default, built-in config:

conky

Create a new default config:

conky {{[-C|--print-config]}} > ~/.conkyrc

Launch Conky with a given configuration file:

conky {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/config}}

Start in the background (daemonize):

conky {{[-d|--daemonize]}}

Align Conky on the desktop:

conky {{[-a|--alignment]}} {{top|bottom|middle}}_{{left|right|middle}}

Pause for 5 seconds at startup before launching:

conky {{[-p|--pause]}} {{5}}

Launch with default, built-in config

conky

Create a new default config

conky {{[-C|--print-config]}} > ~/.conkyrc

Launch Conky with a given configuration file

conky {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/config}}

Start in the background (daemonize)

conky {{[-d|--daemonize]}}

Align Conky on the desktop

conky {{[-a|--alignment]}} {{top|bottom|middle}}_{{left|right|middle}}

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