conky
lightweight system monitor
TLDR
Start with default configuration
$ conky
Print default config to file$ conky -C > ~/.conkyrc
Use specific configuration file$ conky -c path/to/config
Run as daemon in background$ conky -d
Set alignment on desktop$ conky -a top_right
Pause before startup$ conky -p 5
SYNOPSIS
conky [options]
DESCRIPTION
conky is a lightweight system monitor for X11 that displays system information on the desktop root window or in its own window. It provides over 250 built-in monitoring objects and supports extensive customization including fonts, colors, and Lua scripting.
PARAMETERS
-c, --config FILE
Load specified configuration file-C, --print-config
Print default configuration to stdout-d, --daemonize
Run as daemon in background-o, --own-window
Create a separate window-p, --pause SECONDS
Pause before startup-t, --text TEXT
Specify text to render-u, --interval SECONDS
Set update interval-a, --alignment ALIGNMENT
Set window alignment (topleft, topright, bottomleft, bottomright, etc.)-x X
Set X position-y Y
Set Y position-v, --version
Display version information
CONFIGURATION
~/.config/conky/conky.conf
User-level configuration file with conky.config and conky.text sections./etc/conky/conky.conf
System-wide default configuration.
CAVEATS
Send SIGUSR1 to reload configuration without restarting. Configuration uses two main sections: conky.config for settings and conky.text for display content.
HISTORY
conky is a fork of Torsmo and has become one of the most popular system monitors for Linux desktop environments. It supports monitoring CPU, memory, disk, network, and many other system metrics.
