Menu in bash

User Name. · 12-31-2006, 07:19 PM

You know in the slackware installation how they make those menus? Or in links text browser menus? How can I program those in bash? Thanks.

anupamsr · 12-31-2006, 07:36 PM

I haven't seen slackware, but by any chance you are referring to ncurses? http://www.google.com/search?&q=ncurses

User Name. · 12-31-2006, 08:07 PM

But that seems to be in C, not bash.

jschiwal · 12-31-2006, 08:21 PM

ncurses also supplies the program tput.

btmiller · 12-31-2006, 08:28 PM

I believe most of the Slackware scripts use the dialog tool to create the nifty menus. See "man dialog" for more information.

User Name. · 12-31-2006, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by btmiller

I believe most of the Slackware scripts use the dialog tool to create the nifty menus. See "man dialog" for more information.

Code:

[09:48:40][dv5000t>~]$ man dialog
No manual entry for dialog

Hmm...

raskin · 12-31-2006, 11:03 PM

So you have to install package named dialog.