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Dress Up Bash Script with YAD

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http://www.linux-magazine.com – If you want to add a dash of GUI goodness to your Bash scripts, you have several options. You can use Zenity or Kdialog to quickly add simple dialogs and message boxes to Bash scripts. However, both tools are rather limited, and for a more complex GUI design you might want to give YAD a try. (Distributions)

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Submitted by linuxgeek on 03/12/2012 – Made popular on 03/12/2012

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