Here is a more complete list of candidates some of which may handle the fd gymnastics in question for you and then simply utter the desired results on their stdout:
Python: python-dialog - Python module for making Text/Console-mode user interfaces Text: dialog - Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from shell scripts kommander - visual dialog builder and executor tool ssft - Shell Scripts Frontend Tool whiptail - Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from shell scripts X11: xmessage - display a message or query in a window (X-based /bin/echo) gxmessage - xmessage clone based on GTK+ zenity - Display graphical dialog boxes from shell scripts kaptain - universal graphical front-end for command line programs _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/