Difference between revisions of "Basic Tips for conky"

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All file names starting with a dot <code>.</code> are hidden files. If you want to see hidden files in your file manager, you need to make them visible. In most file managers this will be available in the options.
All file names starting with a dot <code>.</code> are hidden files. If you want to see hidden files in your file manager, you need to make them visible. In most file managers this will be available in the options.
====Configuration file====
====Configuration file====
The default configuration file is located in <code>/usr/share/doc/conky-1.11.5_pre/conky.conf</code> where version are subject to change.  
The default configuration file is located in {{ic|/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
Conky do not create a local conky folder so you will have to create beforehand
{{UserCmd|command=mkdir -p ~/.config/conky}}
{{UserCmd|command=mkdir -p ~/.config/conky}}
Then copy the default to home
Then copy the default to home
{{UserCmd|command=cp /usr/share/doc/conky-1.11.5_pre/conky.conf ~/.config/conky/conky.conkyrc}}
{{UserCmd|command=cp /usr/share/doc/conky-1.11.5_pre/conky.conf ~/.config/conky/conky.conkyrc}}
The configuation file is a simple text file and the content written using [[https://www.lua.org/|LUA syntax]] and is split into two parts
The configuration file is a simple text file and the content written using [[https://www.lua.org/|LUA syntax]] and is split into two parts


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