Translations:Basic Tips for conky/38/en
Configuration
All file names starting with a dot .
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Configuration file
The default configuration file is located in /usr/share/doc/conky-1.11.5_pre/conky.conf
where version are subject to change.
Conky do not create a local conky folder so you will have to create beforehand
user $ mkdir -p ~/.config/conky
Then copy the default to home
user $ cp /usr/share/doc/conky-1.11.5_pre/conky.conf ~/.config/conky/conky.conf
The configuration file is a simple text file and the content written using [|LUA syntax] and is split into two parts