torsmo1

Usage

Overview

Torsmo is a system monitor that renders text on desktop or to own transparent window. Command line options will override configurations defined in config file.

-V

version

-a ALIGNMENT

text alignment on screen, {top,bottom}_{left,right}

-c FILE

config file to load instead of $HOME/.torsmorc

-d

daemonize, fork to background

-f FONT

font to use

-h

help

-o

create own window to draw

-b

double buffer (prevents flickering)

-t TEXT

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

-u SECS

update interval

-w WIN_ID

window id to draw

-x X

x position

-y Y

y position

Examples

torsmo -t '${time %D %H:%m}' -o -u 30

Start torsmo in its own window with date and clock as text and 30 sec update interval.

torsmo -a top_left -x 5 -y 500 -d

Start torsmo to background at coordinates (5, 500).

Files

~/.torsmorc default configuration file