10-22-2003
In reply:
Optimus_P - My question doesn't relate to any single command. I gave the sample only for clarification. I don't want to create an alias for each & every command that I might ever need in reference to the question. That would be way too much work (& require too much forsight) for a newbie like me! I was hoping that if I could get this question answered then this method would be simpler & less time consuming in the long run. I do love aliases though!
Kelum_Magnus - For better or worse C shell is where I'm at. My knowledge is minimal, so I'd rather figure out how to make my existing shell work for me than change it altogether. Again, this seems like a LOT of work to avoid this 1 circumstance. Generally I have been very pleased with the C shell. In fact, this is my 1st time being truly stuck trying to accomplish something in it.
So using the example I gave previously, can someone please show me the command I should be entering? Was I even close with my attempt? I know that this can be done, I just don't know how.
Thanks for your input guys. I do appreciate the insight of seasoned users.
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GPE-QUESTION(1) gpe-question GPE-QUESTION(1)
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gpe-question - GPE interface for asking questions from shell scripts.
SYNOPSIS
gpe-question [---icon] name {--question "Question text"} {--buttons icon1:text1} [icon2:text2 ...]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page was written for the Debian(TM) distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.
gpe-question provides dialogues to raise a question within the GPE Palmtop Environment with cancel and ok buttons.
OPTIONS
--question STRING
The question to ask the user via the dialogue.
--buttons type:label
The type and label of the button(s) to be shown. Repeat for additional buttons.
EXAMPLES
gpe-question "test" --question "Do you want to check first?" --buttons YES:yes NO:no
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This manual page was written by Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> for the Debian(TM) system (but may be used by others). Permission is
granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version
published by the Free Software Foundation.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.
AUTHOR
Moray Allen
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Debian 1 January 16, 2007 GPE-QUESTION(1)