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[cjs@xxxxxxx (Carl Johnson)]

#!/bin/bash
dialog --menu "The NEO suspend script" 10 40 5 [suspend suspend] [poweroff
poweroff] [reboot reboot]
read ans
if [ "$ans" = "suspend" ]; then
echo suspend > ~/file
else echo $ans > ~/file
fi

Bostjan Muller wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I am trying to write a script with dialog, and I can't seem to get it working.
> I don't know what stderr is (that's where the output of dialog is supposed to
> go). I have a menu set up in dalog and a test bash commands after it like this:
> #!/bin/bash
> dialog --menu "The NEO suspend script" 10 40 5 suspend suspend  poweroff
> poweroff reboot reboot
> read ans
> if [ "$ans" = "suspend" ]; then
> echo suspend > ~/file
> else echo $ans > ~/file
> fi
> 
> The script does nothing - the read just wait's for the input from the user, i
> tried read -e and read -p, but it didn't work either. What do I have to do to
> make the output of dialog readable (or how can I use in a script)?
> 
> THX in advance!
> 
> Bostjan
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