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dialog — Display dialog boxes on the terminal. See also: `gum`, `whiptail`. More information: <https://manned

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How to use the dialog command: Display dialog boxes on the terminal. See also: gum, whiptail. More information: <https://manned.org/dialog>.

dialog — Display dialog boxes on the terminal. See also: gum, whiptail. More information: <https://manned.org/dialog>.

Display a message:

dialog --msgbox "{{Message}}" {{height}} {{width}}

Prompt the user for text:

dialog --inputbox "{{Enter text:}}" {{8}} {{40}} 2>{{output.txt}}

Prompt the user for a yes/no question:

dialog --yesno "{{Continue?}}" {{7}} {{40}}

Display help:

dialog

Display a message

dialog --msgbox "{{Message}}" {{height}} {{width}}

Prompt the user for text

dialog --inputbox "{{Enter text:}}" {{8}} {{40}} 2>{{output.txt}}

Prompt the user for a yes/no question

dialog --yesno "{{Continue?}}" {{7}} {{40}}

Display help

dialog

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