2024-01-05 19:45:14 +01:00
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# xmessage
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2024-01-05 19:45:17 +01:00
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The xmessage program displays a window containing a message from the command line, a file, or standard input.
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Along the lower edge of the message is row of buttons; clicking the left mouse button on any of these buttons will cause xmessage to exit.
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Which button was pressed is returned in the exit status and, optionally, by writing the label of the button to standard output.
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The program is typically used by shell scripts to display information to the user or to ask the user to make a choice.
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Unless a size is specified, xmessage sizes itself to fit the message, up to a maximum size.
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If the message is too big for the window, xmessage will display scroll bars.
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