--- name: "zenity" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "zenity" version: "4.2.2-1" release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/zenity" --- # zenity(1) manual page for zenity 4.2.2 ## NAME zenity - manual page for zenity 4.2.2 ## DESCRIPTION **zenity** is a program that will display GTK+ dialogs, and return (either in the return code, or on standard output) the users input. This allows you to present information, and ask for information from the user, from all manner of shell scripts. For example, **zenity --question** will return either 0, 1 or 5, depending on whether the user pressed *OK*, *Cancel* or timeout has been reached. **zenity --entry** will output on standard output what the user typed into the text entry field. Comprehensive documentation is also available in the GNOME Help Browser. ### Usage: - zenity \[OPTION???\] ### Help Options: - **-h**, **--help** Show help options - **--help-all** Show all help options - **--help-general** Show general options - **--help-calendar** Show calendar options - **--help-entry** Show text entry options - **--help-error** Show error options - **--help-info** Show info options - **--help-file-selection** Show file selection options - **--help-list** Show list options - **--help-notification** Show notification options - **--help-progress** Show progress options - **--help-question** Show question options - **--help-warning** Show warning options - **--help-scale** Show scale options - **--help-text-info** Show text information options - **--help-color-selection** Show color selection options - **--help-password** Show password dialog options - **--help-forms** Show forms dialog options - **--help-misc** Show miscellaneous options General options - **--title**=*TITLE* Set the dialog title - **--width**=*WIDTH* Set the width - **--height**=*HEIGHT* Set the height - **--timeout**=*TIMEOUT* Set dialog timeout in seconds - **--ok-label**=*TEXT* Set the label of the OK button - **--cancel-label**=*TEXT* Set the label of the Cancel button - **--extra-button**=*TEXT* Add an extra button - **--modal** Set the modal hint - **--attach**=*WINDOW* DEPRECATED; does nothing Calendar options - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the dialog text - **--day**=*DAY* Set the calendar day - **--month**=*MONTH* Set the calendar month - **--year**=*YEAR* Set the calendar year - **--date-format**=*PATTERN* Set the format for the returned date Text entry options - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the dialog text - **--entry-text**=*TEXT* Set the entry text - **--hide-text** Hide the entry text Error options - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the dialog text - **--icon**=*ICON-NAME* Set the icon name - **--no-wrap** Do not enable text wrapping - **--no-markup** Do not enable Pango markup - **--ellipsize** Enable ellipsizing in the dialog text. This fixes the high window size with long texts Info options - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the dialog text - **--icon**=*ICON-NAME* Set the icon name - **--no-wrap** Do not enable text wrapping - **--no-markup** Do not enable Pango markup - **--ellipsize** Enable ellipsizing in the dialog text. This fixes the high window size with long texts File selection options - **--filename**=*FILENAME* Set the filename - **--multiple** Allow multiple files to be selected - **--directory** Activate directory-only selection - **--save** Activate save mode - **--separator**=*SEPARATOR* Set output separator character - **--file-filter**=*NAME* \| PATTERN1 PATTERN2 ... Set a filename filter - **--confirm-overwrite** DEPRECATED; does nothing List options - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the dialog text - **--column**=*COLUMN* Set the column header - **--checklist** Use check boxes for the first column - **--radiolist** Use radio buttons for the first column - **--imagelist** Use an image for the first column - **--separator**=*SEPARATOR* Set output separator character - **--multiple** Allow multiple rows to be selected - **--editable** Allow changes to text - **--print-column**=*NUMBER* Print a specific column (Default is 1. 'ALL' can be used to print all columns) - **--hide-column**=*NUMBER* Hide a specific column - **--hide-header** Hide the column headers - **--mid-search** DEPRECATED; does nothing Notification options - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the notification text - **--icon**=*ICON-NAME* Set the icon name - **--listen** Listen for commands on stdin - **--hint**=*TEXT* DEPRECATED; does nothing Progress options - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the dialog text - **--percentage**=*PERCENTAGE* Set initial percentage - **--pulsate** Pulsate progress bar - **--auto-close** Dismiss the dialog when 100% has been reached - **--auto-kill** Kill parent process if Cancel button is pressed - **--no-cancel** Hide Cancel button - **--time-remaining** Estimate when progress will reach 100% Question options - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the dialog text - **--icon**=*ICON-NAME* Set the icon name - **--no-wrap** Do not enable text wrapping - **--no-markup** Do not enable Pango markup - **--default-cancel** Give Cancel button focus by default - **--ellipsize** Enable ellipsizing in the dialog text. This fixes the high window size with long texts - **--switch** Suppress OK and Cancel buttons Warning options - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the dialog text - **--icon**=*ICON-NAME* Set the icon name - **--no-wrap** Do not enable text wrapping - **--no-markup** Do not enable Pango markup - **--ellipsize** Enable ellipsizing in the dialog text. This fixes the high window size with long texts Scale options - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the dialog text - **--value**=*VALUE* Set initial value - **--min-value**=*VALUE* Set minimum value - **--max-value**=*VALUE* Set maximum value - **--step**=*VALUE* Set step size - **--print-partial** Print partial values - **--hide-value** Hide value Text information options - **--filename**=*FILENAME* Open file - **--editable** Allow changes to text - **--font**=*TEXT* Set the text font - **--checkbox**=*TEXT* Enable an I read and agree checkbox - **--auto-scroll** Auto scroll the text to the end. Only when text is captured from stdin Color selection options - **--color**=*VALUE* Set the color - **--show-palette** Show the palette Password dialog options - **--username** Display the username option Forms dialog options - **--add-entry**=*Field* name Add a new Entry in forms dialog - **--add-password**=*Field* name Add a new Password Entry in forms dialog - **--add-multiline-entry**=*Field* name Add a new multi-line entry in forms dialog (Since: 4.2) - **--add-calendar**=*Calendar* field name Add a new Calendar in forms dialog - **--add-list**=*List* field and header name Add a new List in forms dialog - **--list-values**=*List* of values separated by \| List of values for List - **--column-values**=*List* of values separated by \| List of values for columns - **--add-combo**=*Combo* box field name Add a new combo box in forms dialog - **--combo-values**=*List* of values separated by \| List of values for combo box - **--show-header** Show the columns header - **--text**=*TEXT* Set the dialog text - **--separator**=*SEPARATOR* Set output separator character - **--forms-date-format**=*PATTERN* Set the format for the returned date Miscellaneous options - **--about** About zenity - **--version** Print version ### Application Options: - **--calendar** Display calendar dialog - **--entry** Display text entry dialog - **--error** Display error dialog - **--info** Display info dialog - **--file-selection** Display file selection dialog - **--list** Display list dialog - **--notification** Display notification - **--progress** Display progress indication dialog - **--question** Display question dialog - **--warning** Display warning dialog - **--scale** Display scale dialog - **--text-info** Display text information dialog - **--color-selection** Display color selection dialog - **--password** Display password dialog - **--forms** Display forms dialog ## EXAMPLES Display a file selector with the title *Select a file to* *remove*. The file selected is returned on standard output. - zenity --title="Select a file to remove" --file-selection Display a text entry dialog with the title *Select Host* and the text *Select the host you would like to flood-ping*. The entered text is returned on standard output. - zenity --title "Select Host" --entry --text "Select the host you would like to flood-ping" Display a dialog, asking *Microsoft Windows has been found! Would* *you like to remove it?*. The return code will be 0 (true in shell) if *OK* is selected, and 1 (false) if *Cancel* is selected. - zenity --question --title "Alert" --text "Microsoft Windows has been found! Would you like to remove it?" Show the search results in a list dialog with the title *Search Results* and the text *Finding all header files...*. - find . -name '\*.h' \| zenity --list --title "Search Results" --text "Finding all header files.." --column "Files" Show a passive notification - zenity --notification --icon=software-update-available --text "System update necessary!" Display a weekly shopping list in a check list dialog with *Apples* and *Oranges* pre selected - zenity --list --checklist --column "Buy" --column "Item" TRUE Apples TRUE Oranges FALSE Pears FALSE Toothpaste Display a progress dialog while searching for all the postscript files in your home directory find $HOME -name '\*.ps' \| zenity --progress --pulsate ## AUTHOR **Zenity** was originally written by Glynn Foster \. It has since been maintained by a number of contributors since then. This manual page was originally written by Ross Burton \. It currently contains portions which are automatically generated, and other portions written by its original author. ## SEE ALSO [**dialog**(1)](/dialog/1.md)