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| Newer page: | version 5 | Last edited on Sunday, November 17, 2002 5:49:35 pm | by PerryLorier | |
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gdialog - display dialog boxes from shell scripts
!!SYNOPSIS
-gdialog --clear %%%
-gdialog --create-rc ''file'' %%%
-gdialog [[ __--title__ ''title'' ] [[ __--backtitle__ ''backtitle'' ] [[ __--clear__ ] [[__--separate-output__ ] __box-options__
+
gdialog --clear %%%
+ gdialog --create-rc ''file'' %%%
+ gdialog [[ __--title__ ''title'' ] [[ __--backtitle__ ''backtitle'' ] [[ __--clear__ ] [[__--separate-output__ ] __box-options__
!!DESCRIPTION
__Gdialog__ is a program that will let you to present a variety of questions or display messages using dialog boxes from a shell script. Currently, these types of dialog boxes are implemented: __yes/no__ box, __menu__ box, __input__ box, __message__ box, __text__ box, __info__ box, __checklist__ box, __radiolist__ box __gauge__ box, and __password__ box.
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; __--gauge__ ''text height width percent'' : A __gauge__ box displays a meter along the bottom of the box. The meter indicates the percentage. New percentages are read from standard input, one integer per line. The meter is updated to reflect each new percentage. If stdin is XXX, then subsequent lines up to another XXX are used for a new prompt. The gauge exits when EOF is reached on stdin.
!!RUN-TIME CONFIGURATION
-1.
Create a sample configuration file by typing:
-2.
At start, __dialog__ determines the settings to use as follows:
-a)
if environment variable __DIALOGRC__ is set, it's value determines the name of the configuration file.
-b)
if the file in (a) can't be found, use the file ''$HOME/.dialogrc'' as the configuration file.
-c)
if the file in (b) can't be found, use compiled in defaults.
-3.
Edit the sample configuration file and copy it to some place that __dialog__ can find, as stated in step 2 above.
+#
Create a sample configuration file by typing:
+#
At start, __dialog__ determines the settings to use as follows:
+##
if environment variable __DIALOGRC__ is set, it's value determines the name of the configuration file.
+##
if the file in (a) can't be found, use the file ''$HOME/.dialogrc'' as the configuration file.
+##
if the file in (b) can't be found, use compiled in defaults.
+#
Edit the sample configuration file and copy it to some place that __dialog__ can find, as stated in step 2 above.
!!ENVIROMENT
; __DIALOGRC__ : Define this variable if you want to specify the name of the configuration file to use.
