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I want to create a simple dialog based application where at startup it will print the welcome screen along with username.. I am trying to call it like that but ...
- 09-21-2010 #1Just Joined!
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I want to create a simple dialog based application where at startup it will print the welcome screen along with username.. I am trying to call it like that but instead of username whoami appear in dialog. Code below
n=whoami
dialog --title "Welcome to the System Administration Utitlity $n" --msgbox "" 4 100
- 09-21-2010 #2Linux Newbie
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Hi,
when you set a variable with a command output, you must use `command`:
n=`whoami`
RegardsThere are people trying to avoid mistakes and another that tries to target.
- 09-22-2010 #3Just Joined!
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Originally Posted by JosePF 
But in the output its not showing the username... it will show the value of n 'whoami'..
Any solution?
- 09-22-2010 #4Linux Guru
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not '
use `You must always face the curtain with a bow.
- 09-22-2010 #5Linux Engineer
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Or you can use a buildin variable
Code:n="$USER"
Can't tell an OS by it's GUI
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