``-a | --alignment=`` `ALIGNMENT`

- Text alignment on screen, {top,bottom,middle}_{left,right,middle} or none. Can also be abbreviated with first chars of position, ie. tr for top_right. Only available with build flag BUILD_X11 enabled.

``-b | --double-buffer``

- Use double buffering (eliminates "flicker"). Only available with build flag BUILD_X11 enabled.

``-c | --config=`` `FILE`

- Config file to load instead of $HOME/.config/conky/conky.conf

``-C | --print-config``

- Print builtin default config to stdout. See also the section EXAMPLES for more information. Only available with build flag BUILD_BUILTIN_CONFIG enabled.

``-d | --daemonize``

- Daemonize Conky, aka fork to background.

``-D | --debug``

- Increase debugging output, ie. -DD for more debugging.

``-f | --font=`` `FONT`

- Font to use. Only available with build flag BUILD_X11 enabled.

``-h | --help``

- Prints command line help and exits.

``-i`` `COUNT`

- Number of times to update Conky (and quit).

``-o | --own-window``

- Create own window to draw. Only available with build flag BUILD_X11 enabled.

``-p | --pause=`` `SECONDS`

- Time to pause/wait before actually starting Conky.

``-q | --quiet``

- Run Conky in 'quiet mode' (ie. no output).

``-t | --text=`` `TEXT`

- Text to render, remember single quotes, like -t ' $uptime '

``-u | --interval=`` `SECONDS`

- Update interval.

``-v | -V | --version``

- Prints version, build information and general info. Exits after printing.

``-w | --window-id=`` `WIN_ID`

- Window id to draw. Only available with build flag BUILD_X11 enabled.

``-x`` `X_COORDINATE`

- X position

``-x`` `X_COORDINATE`

- X position

``-X | --display=`` `DISPLAY`

- X11 display to use. Only available with build flag BUILD_X11 enabled.

``-y`` `Y_COORDINATE`

- Y position