commands.sh

whiptail

linux

Display text-based dialog boxes from shell scripts. See also: `dialog`, `gum`.

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Examples (6)

Display a simple message

whiptail --title "title" --msgbox "message" height_in_chars width_in_chars

Display a boolean choice, returning the result through the exit code

whiptail --title "title" --yesno "message" height_in_chars width_in_chars

Customize the text on the yes/no buttons

whiptail --title "title" --yes-button "text" --no-button "text" --yesno "message" height_in_chars width_in_chars

Display a text input box

result_variable_name="$(whiptail --title "title" --inputbox "message" height_in_chars width_in_chars default_text 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)"

Display a password input box

result_variable_name="$(whiptail --title "title" --passwordbox "message" height_in_chars width_in_chars 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)"

Display a multiple-choice menu

result_variable_name=$(whiptail --title "title" --menu "message" height_in_chars width_in_chars menu_display_height "value_1" "display_text_1" "value_2" "display_text_2" ... 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
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