dialog --title "Inputbox - To take input from you" --backtitle "Linux Shell\ Script Tutorial" --inputbox "Enter your name please" 8 60 2>/tmp/input.$$ sel=$? na=`cat /tmp/input.$$` case $sel in 0) echo "Hello $na" ;; 1) echo "Cancel is Press" ;; 255) echo "[ESCAPE] key pressed" ;; esac rm -f /tmp/input.$$ # # ./ch.sh: vivek-tech.com to nixcraft.com referance converted using this tool # See the tool at http://www.nixcraft.com/uniqlinuxfeatures/tools/ #