kdialog

linux

Show KDE dialog boxes from within shell scripts.

Examples (8)

Open a dialog box displaying a specific message

kdialog --msgbox "message" "optional_detailed_message"

Open a question dialog with a `yes` and `no` button, returning `0` and `1`, respectively

kdialog --yesno "message"

Open a warning dialog with a `yes`, `no`, and `cancel` button, returning `0`, `1`, or `2` respectively

kdialog --warningyesnocancel "message"

Open an input dialog box and print the input to `stdout` when `OK` is pressed

kdialog --inputbox "message" "optional_default_text"

Open a dialog to prompt for a specific password and print it to `stdout`

kdialog --password "message"

Open a dialog containing a specific dropdown menu and print the selected item to `stdout`

kdialog --combobox "message" "item1" "item2" "..."

Open a file chooser dialog and print the selected file's path to `stdout`

kdialog --getopenfilename

Open a progressbar dialog and print a D-Bus reference for communication to `stdout`

kdialog --progressbar "message"