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Whiptail Command: Display Text Input Box Whiptail

Use for display text input box whiptail with Whiptail. Exact CLI syntax to display text input box whiptail using Whiptail.

When to use this: Use for display text input box whiptail with Whiptail.

Command Syntax

<result_variable_name>="$(whiptail --title "<title>" --inputbox "<message>" <height_in_chars> <width_in_chars> <default_text> 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)"

<result_variable_name>="$(whiptail --title "<title>" --inputbox "<message>" <height_in_chars> <width_in_chars> <default_text> 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)"

Final Command

<result_variable_name>="$(whiptail --title "<title>" --inputbox "<message>" <height_in_chars> <width_in_chars> <default_text> 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)"

--title: Command Option; Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--inputbox: Command Option; Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

Purpose: Exact syntax to display text input box whiptail using Whiptail.

Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.

Flag behavior: Tool version, platform, and shell can change behavior.

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whiptail --title "<title>" --yes-button "<text>" --no-button "<text>" --yesno "<message>" <height_in_chars> <width_in_chars>

<result_variable_name>="$(whiptail --title "<title>" --passwordbox "<message>" <height_in_chars> <width_in_chars> 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)"