Re: [techtalk] whiptail and Strin problem

[Audin Malmin]

On Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 07:19:26PM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> How can I make Quotes in a String ???

> Item1="0 Midnight Commander  off "

> It does not work, because:

> --checklist "$Text" 15 40 7 0 "Midnight Commander" off 
>                               ^                  ^
>                               |                  |
>                              here must be Quotes !!

        Escape them...like this:

        Item1="0 \"Midnight Commander\" off "

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