---
name: "gpe-question"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gpe-question"
version: "0.04-3"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gpe-question"
---

# gpe-question(1)

GPE interface for asking questions from shell scripts.

## NAME

gpe-question - GPE interface for asking questions from shell scripts.

## SYNOPSIS

**gpe-question** \[---icon\] *name* {--question *"Question text"*} {--buttons *icon1:text1*} \[*icon2:text2* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page was written for the Debian(TM) distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**gpe-question** provides dialogues to raise a question within the GPE Palmtop Environment with cancel and ok buttons.

## OPTIONS

- **--question** **STRING**

  The question to ask the user via the dialogue.

- **--buttons** **type**:**label**

  The type and label of the button(s) to be shown. Repeat for additional buttons.

## EXAMPLES

**gpe-question** **"test"** **--question** **"Do you want to check first?"** **--buttons** **YES:yes** **NO:no**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Neil Williams \<codehelp@debian.org\> for the Debian(TM) system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

## AUTHOR

**Moray Allen**

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  Author.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007 Neil Williams\