You will probably more often run lcdproc from the command line than you will run LCDd.
Running lcdproc -h gives you an overview of the currently available command line options.
Example 6.2. lcdproc -h
lcdproc - LCDproc system status information viewer Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Scott Scriven, William Ferrell, and misc. contributors. This program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Usage: lcdproc [<options>] [<screens> ...] where <options> are -s <host> connect to LCDd daemon on <host> -p <port> connect to LCDd daemon using <port> -f run in foreground -e <delay> slow down initial announcement of screens (in 1/100s) -c <config> use a configuration file other than /etc/lcdproc/lcdproc.conf -h show this help screen -v display program version and <screens> are C CPU detailed CPU usage P SMP-CPU CPU usage overview (one line per CPU) G CPUGraph CPU usage histogram L Load load histogram M Memory memory & swap usage S ProcSize biggest processes size D Disk filling level of mounted file systems I Iface network interface usage B Battery battery status T TimeDate time & date information O OldTime old time screen U Uptime uptime screen K BigClock big clock N MiniClock minimal clock A About credits page Example: lcdproc -s my.lcdproc.server.com -p 13666 C M X
You will not be able to connect to a remote server, unless it listens to
the correct interface and port! See
LCDd.conf
: The [server] Section
for details on the server setup.