dialog Command Examples

Display dialog boxes on the terminal. 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}}