How to Use Zenity

Definition of Zenity

Zenity is a Linux / Unix command that uses dialog boxes to make shell script more graphical to end-users.

Here is a link to the Wikipedia definition of the Zenity command: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenity

Features of Zenity

There are many different types of dialog boxes that the Zenity command can create. The following is a table that uses options (starting with -- symbol immediately followed by a word to indicate the type dialog box to create:

--calendar	Display calendar dialog
--entry	Display text entry dialog
--error	Display error dialog
--file-selection	Display file selection dialog
--info	Display info dialog
--list	Display list dialog
--notification	Display notification icon
--progress	Display progress indication dialog
--question	Display question dialog
--text-info	Display text information dialog
--warning	Display warning dialog
--scale	Display scale dialog