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zenity:tldr:253b9

zenity: Display a name/password form and output the data separated by ";".
$ zenity --forms --add-entry="${Name}" --add-password="${Password}" --separator="${;}"
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This command invokes the Zenity utility to open a window with a form that includes two fields: one for entering a name and another for entering a password.

The options used in the command:

  • --forms specifies that the dialog window will contain a form.
  • --add-entry="${Name}" adds an entry field to the form with the label "Name". The value entered in this field will be stored in the variable ${Name}.
  • --add-password="${Password}" adds a password field to the form with the label "Password". The value entered in this field will be stored in the variable ${Password}. Unlike regular text fields, password fields hide the entered characters from being visible on the screen.
  • --separator="${;}" specifies the separator character used to separate the entered values in the form. In this case, it is set to ${;} which means the separator is a semicolon.

Overall, this command launches a graphical dialog window using Zenity to collect user input for the fields "Name" and "Password", and the values entered will be stored in the respective variables ${Name} and ${Password} separated by semicolons.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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