# whiptail
# Display text-based dialog boxes from shell scripts.
# More information: <https://manned.org/whiptail>.
# 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
# Customise 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_n" "display_text_n" ..... 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
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