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zenity: Display an info dialog displaying the text "Hello!".
$ zenity --info --text="${Hello!}"
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The command zenity --info --text="${Hello!}" is used to display an informational dialog box using the Zenity tool. Zenity is a program that allows for creating simple graphical user interfaces (GUI) for shell scripts.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

  • zenity: This is the command to execute the Zenity program. It launches the Zenity tool responsible for creating GUI dialogs.
  • --info: This option specifies the type of dialog box to create. In this case, it's an informational dialog box which usually displays a message to the user without any user input options.
  • --text="${Hello!}": This option specifies the text to be shown in the dialog box. In this case, the message displayed will be "Hello!".

When you run the command, Zenity will open an informational dialog box with the message "Hello!" displayed.

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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