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NAME
yad - display GTK+ dialogs in shell scripts
SYNOPSIS
yad
[
OPTIONS
]
DESCRIPTION
YAD
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.
YAD is the fork of Zenity program.
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OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax,

with long options starting with two dashes (`-').
Dialog options
--calendar
Display calendar dialog.
--color
Display color selection dialog.
--dnd
Display drag-and-drop box.
--entry
Display text entry dialog.
--icons
Display box with shortcut icons.
--file
Display file selection dialog.
--font
Display font selection dialog.
--form
Display form dialog
--html
Display HTML dialog
--list
Display list dialog
--multi-progress
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Display multi progress bars dialog.

--notebook
Display notebook dialog.
--notification
Display notification icon.
--print
Display print dialog.
--progress
Display progress indication dialog.
--text-info
Display text information dialog.
--scale
Display scale dialog.
General options
--title=TITLE
Set the dialog title.
--window-icon=ICON
Set the window icon.
--width=WIDTH
Set the dialog window width.
--height=HEIGHT
Set the dialog window height.
--posx=NUMBER
Set the X position of dialog window. NUMBER can be
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negative.
--posy=NUMBER
Set the Y position of dialog window. NUMBER can be
negative.
--geometry=WIDTHxHEIGHT+X+Y
Use standard X Window geometry notation for placing
dialog. When this option is used, width, height, posx,
posy, mouse and center options are ignored. This option
is obsolete for gtk3 builds.
--timeout=TIMEOUT
Set the dialog timeout in seconds.
--timeout-indicator=POSITION
Show timeout indicator in given position. Positions are
top, bottom, left or right. Style of indicator may be set
through the gtkrc file. See http://code.google.com/p/yad
/wiki/TimeoutIndicator for details.
--parent-win=XID
Specify a parent window for the dialog. This makes YAD
possible to use as embedded GUI tool.
--kill-parent[=SIGNAL]
Send SIGNAL to parent process. Default value of SIGNAL
is a SIGTERM. SIGNAL may be specified by it's number
or symbolic name with or without SIG prefix. See signal(7)
for details about signals.
--plug=KEY
Run dialog in plug mode for swallow as a notebook tab.
See NOTEBOOK section for more.
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--tabnum=NUMBER
Set the tab number for plugged dialog. See NOTEBOOK
section for more.
--text=STRING
Set the dialog text.
--text-align=TYPE
Set type of dialog text justification. TYPE may be left,
right, center or fill.
--image=IMAGE
Set the dialog image which appears on the left side of
dialog. IMAGE might be file name or icon name from
current icon theme.
--image-on-top
Show image above main widget instead of left. This option
is always on for print dialog.
--icon-theme=THEME
Use specified GTK icon theme instead of default.
--expander=TEXT
Hide main widget with expander. TEXT is an optional
argument with expander's label.
--button=BUTTON:ID
Add the dialog button. May be used multiply times. ID is
an exit code or a command. BUTTON may be gtk stock
item name for predefined buttons (like gtk-close or gtk-ok)
or text in a form LABEL[!ICON[!TOOLTIP]] where `!' is an
item separator. Full list of stock items may be found in gtk-
demo program, in snippet called "Stock Items and Icon
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Browser". If no buttons specified OK and Cancel buttons

used. See EXIT STATUS section for more. If ID have a
non-numeric value it treats like a command and click on
such button doesn't close the dialog.
--no-buttons
Don't show buttons.
--buttons-layout=TYPE
Set buttons layout type. Possible types are: spread, edge,
start, end or center. Default is end.
--no-markup
Don't use pango markup in dialog's text.
--no-escape
Don't close dialog if Escape was pressed.
--always-print-result
Print result for aby of the return codes. This options
doesn't work if timeout was reached or Escape was
pressed.
--dialog-sep
Show separator between dialog and buttons. Works only
with gtk+-2.0.
--borders=NUM
Set dialog window borders.
--sticky
Make window visible on all desktops.
--fixed
Make window fixed width and height.
--center
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Place window on center of screen.

--mouse
Place window under mouse position.
--on-top
Place window over other windows.
--undecorated
Make window undecorated (remove title and window
borders).
--skip-taskbar
Don't show window in taskbar and pager.
--maximized
Run dialog window maximized.
--fullscreen
Run dialog in fullscreen mode. This option may not work
on all window managers.
--splash
Open window with "splashscreen" window hints. For
details see description of
_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH in EWMH
specification. The behavior of dialog with this option is
HIGHLY DEPENDS on settings of your window manager.
--no-focus
Dialog window never take focus.
--close-on-unfocus
Close the dialog window when it loose the focus.
--selectable-labels
If set, user can select dialog's text and copy it to
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clipboard. This option also affects on label fields in form

dialog.
--image-path=PATH
Add specified path to the standard list of directories for
looking for icons. This option can be used multiply times.
--rest=FILENAME
Read extra arguments from given file instead of command
line. Each line of a file treats as a single argument.
--response=NUMBER
Set default response value for Ctrl+Enter action.
--gtkrc=FILENAME
Read and parse additional GTK+ settings from given file.
This option doesn't work with GTK+-3.x builds.
--hscroll-policy=TYPE
Set the policy type for horizontal scrollbars. TYPE can be
one of the auto, always or never. Default is auto.
--vscroll-policy=TYPE
Set the policy type for vertical scrollbars. TYPE can be
one of the auto, always or never. Default is auto.
--enable-spell
Enable spell checking in textview widgets
--spell-lang=LANGUAGE
Set spell checking language to LANGUAGE. By default
language guesses from current locale.
Calendar options
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--day=NUMBER
Set the calendar day.
--month=NUMBER
Set the calendar month.
--year=NUMBER
Set the calendar year.
--date-format=PATTERN
Set the format for the returned date. By default is `%x'.
See strftime(3) for more details.
--show-weeks
Show the week numbers at the left side of calendar.
--details=FILENAME
Read days description from FILENAME.
File with days details must be in following format:
<date> <description>
date field is date in format, specified with --date-format option.

description is a string with date details, which may include
Pango markup.
Color selection options
--init-color=COLOR
Set initial color value.
--gtk-palette
Show system palette inside color dialog.
--extra
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Show extra information about color in returned string.

--alpha
Add opacity to output color string.
--palette[=FILENAME]
Show palette and set predefined colors from given
filename. By default used /etc/X11/rgb.txt.
--expand-palette
Expander for list of user-defined colors will be initially
opened.
--mode=MODE
Set output color mode. Possible values are hex or rgb.
Default is hex. HEX mode looks like #rrggbbaa, RGB
mode - rgba(r, g, b, a). In RGBA mode opacity have
values from 0.0 to 1.0.
Drag-and-Drop box options
--tooltip
Use dialog text as a tooltip for Drag-and-Drop box.
--command=CMD
Run command when data received. Data strings pass to
command as an argument. By default data just prints to
stdout.
Text entry options
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--entry-label=STRING
Set the entry label text.
--entry-text=STRING
Set the initial entry text or default item in combo-box.
--hide-text
Hide the entry text.
--completion
Use completion instead of combo-box.
--complete=TYPE
Use specific type for extended completion. TYPE can be
any for match any of typed words, all for match all of
typed words or regex when typed text treats as regular
expression.
--editable
Allow make changes to text in combo-box.
--numeric
Use spin button instead of text entry. Additional
parameters in command line treats as minimum and
maximum values, step value and precisions (in that
order). All this values are optional. Default range is from 0
to 65535 with step 1.
--float-precision=NUMBER
Set precision of floating point numbers. By default
precision is three digits after point.
--licon=IMAGE
Set an icon on a left side of entry.
--licon-action=CMD
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Specify a command which will be run when the left icon

clicked. Output of command will be set as entry text.
--ricon=IMAGE
Set an icon on a right side of entry.
--ricon-action=CMD
Specify a command which will be run when the right icon
clicked. Output of command will be set as entry text.
--num-output
Output index of active element instead of text for combo-
box entry.
Any extra data specified in command line adds as an items of

combo-box entry, except of numeric mode.
If icon specified and icon action is not given, click on icon just
clear the entry. Numeric fields will ignore the icons.
Iconbox options
--read-dir=PATH
Read .desktop files from specified directory.
--monitor
Watch for changes in directory and automatically update
content of iconbox.
--generic
Use field GenericName instead of Name for shortcut
label.
--sort-by-name
Use field Name instead of filename for sorting items.
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--descend
Sort items in descending order. If data reads from stdin
this option is useless without --sort-by-name.
--listen
Read data from stdin. Data must be in order - Name,
Tooltip, Icon, Command, InTerm separated by newline.
InTerm is a case insensitive boolean constant (TRUE or
FALSE).
--item-width
Set items width.
--compact
Use compact mode. Icon and name of each item is
placed in a single row.
--single-click
Activate items by single mouse click. This option may not
works properly in case of compact mode.
--term
Pattern for terminal. By default use `xterm -e %s' where
%s replaced by the command.
If both directory and stdin specified, content of iconbox will be

read from directory.
File selection options
--filename=FILENAME
Set the filename.
--multiple
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Allow selection of multiple filenames in file selection

dialog.
--directory
Activate directory-only selection.
--save
Activate save mode.
--separator=STRING
Specify separator character when returning multiple
filenames.
--confirm-overwrite[=TEXT]
Confirm file selection if filename already exists. Optional
argument is a text for confirmation dialog.
--quoted-output
Output values will be shell-style quoted.
Font selection options
--fontname=FONTNAME
Set the initial font. FONTNAME is a string with font
representation in the form "[FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-
OPTIONS] [SIZE]".
--preview
Set the preview text.
--separate-output
Separate output of selected font description.
--separator=STRING
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Set output separator character. Default is `|'.

--quoted-output
Output data will be in shell-style quotes.
Form options
--field=LABEL[:TYPE]
Add field to form. Type may be H, RO, NUM, CHK, CB,
CBE, CE, FL, SFL, DIR, CDIR, FN, MFL, MDIR, DT, SCL,
CLR, BTN, FBTN, LBL or TXT.
H - hidden field type. All characters are displayed as the
invisible char.
RO - field is in read-only mode.
NUM - field is a numeric. Initial value format for this field is
VALUE[!RANGE[!STEP![PREC]]], where RANGE must be
in form MIN..MAX. `!' is a default item separator. PREC is
a precision for decimals.
CHK - checkbox field. Initial value is a case insensitive
boolean constant (TRUE or FALSE).
CB - combo-box field. Initial value is a list VAL1!VAL2!....
The separator is the same as in NUM field. Value started
with `^' threats as default for combo-box.
CBE - editable combo-box field. Initial value same as for
combo-box.
CE - entry with completion. Initial value same as for
combo-box.
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FL - file selection button.

SFL - field for create file.
DIR - directory selection button.
CDIR - field for create folder.
FN - font selection button. Initial value same as in font
dialog.
MFL - select multiple files. Value of this field is a list of
files separated by item-separator.
MDIR - select multiple folders. Value of this field is a list of
folders separated by item-separator.
DT - date field.
SCL - scale field. Value of this field in a range 0..100.
CLR - color selection button. Output values for this field
generates in the same manner as for color dialog.
BTN - button field. Label may be in form text in a form
LABEL[!ICON[!TOOLTIP]] where `!' is an item separator.
LABEL is a text of button label or gtk stock id. ICON is a
buttons icon (stock id or file name). TOOLTIP is an
optional text for popup help string. Initial value is a
command which is running when button is clicked. A
special sympols %N in command are replaced by value of
field N. If command starts with @, the output of command
will be parsed and lines started with number and colon
will be treats as a new field values. A quoting style for
value when sh -c is used - a single quotes around
command and double quotes around -c argument
FBTN - same as button field, but with full relief of a
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button.
LBL - text label. If field name is empty, horizontal
separator line will be shown.
TXT - multiline text entry. This field is always occupy all of
form width.
Without type field will be a simple text entry.
--align=TYPE
Set alignment of field labels. Possible types are left,
center or right. Default is left.
--columns=NUMBER
Set number of columns in form. Fields will be placed from
top to bottom.
--separator=STRING
Set output separator character. Default is `|'.
--focus-field=NUMBER
Set focused field.
--cycle-read
Cycled reading of stdin data. Sending FormFeed
character clears the form. This symbol may be sent as
echo -e '\f'.
--item-separator=STRING
Set separator character for combo-box or scale values.
Default is `!'.
--date-format=PATTERN
Set the format for the date fields (same as in calendar
dialog).
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--complete=TYPE
Use specific type for extended completion. TYPE can be
any for match any of typed words, all for match all of
typed words or regex when typed text treats as regular
expression.
--scroll
Make form scrollable.
--quoted-output
Output values will be in shell-style quotes.
--output-by-row
Output field values row by row if several columns is
specified.
--num-output
Output index of active element instead of text for combo-
box fields.
Additional data in command line interprets as a default values

for form fields. A special value @disabled@ makes
corresponding field inactive. If no extra arguments specified in
a command line, data will be readed from stdin, one value per
line. Cycled reading means that for N fields N+1 value will
replace the first field. Empty values are skipped when reading
from stdin.
HTML options
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--uri=URI
Open specified location. URI can be a filename or internet
address. If URI is not an existing file and protocol is not
specified a prefix http:// will be added to URI.
--browser
Turn on browser mode. In this mode all clicked links will
be opened in html widget and command Open will be
added to context menu.
--print-uri
Print clicked links to standard output. By default clicked
links opens with xdg-open.
--mime=MIME
Set mime type of data passed to standard input to MIME.
Default is text/html.
--encodintg=ENCODING
Set encoding of data passed to standard input to
ENCODING. Default is UTF-8.
List options
--column=STRING[:TYPE]
Set the column header. Types are TEXT, NUM, SZ, FLT,
CHK, RD, BAR, IMG, HD or TIP. TEXT type is default.
Use NUM for integers and FLT for double values. TIP is
used for define tooltip column. SZ size column type.
Works exactly like NUM column but shows human
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readable sizes instead of numbers. CHK (checkboxes)

and RD (radio toggle) are a boolean columns. BAR is a
progress bar column. Value must be between 0 and 100.
If value is outside is range it will be croped to neares legal
value. HD type means a hidden column. Such columns
are not displayes in the list, only in output. IMG may be
path to image or icon name from currnet GTK+ icon
theme. Size of icons may be set in gtk config file at
GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU position of gtk-icon-sizes.
Image field prints as empty value.
Special column names @fore@, @back@ and @font@
sets corresponding rows attributes. Values of those
columns don't show in results.
--checklist
Use check boxes for first column.
--radiolist
Use radio toggle for first column.
--separator=STRING
Set output separator characters.
--multiple
Allow multiple rows to be selected.
--editable
Allow changes to text.
--editable-cols=LIST
Set the list of editable columns. LIST must be a string of
numbers separated by comma.
--no-headers
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Do not show column headers.

--no-click
Disable sorting of column content by clicking on its
header.
--no-rules-hint
Don't draw even and odd rows by a different colors. This
option depends on your current gtk theme and may not
work.
--grid-lines=TYPE
Draw grid lines of type TYPE in list dialog. TYPE can be
one of the hor[izontal], vert[ical] of both.
--no-selection
Disable selection in list.
--print-all
Print all data from the list.
--print-column=NUMBER
Specify what column will be printed to standard output. 0
may be used to print all columns (this is default).
--hide-column=NUMBER
Hide a specific column.
--expand-column=NUMBER
Set the column expandable by default. 0 sets all columns
expandable.
--search-column=NUMBER
Set the quick search column. 0 mean to disable
searching. By default search mades on first column.
--tooltip-column=NUMBER
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Set the column with popup tooltips.

--sep-column=NUMBER
Set the row separator column. If the cell value from this
column equal to specified row separator value such row
will be draw as separator. Separator value must be set.
--sep-value=TEXT
Set the TEXT as a row separator value. This feature
highly depends on your current GTK+ theme and may not
work properly.
--limit=NUMBER
Set the number of rows in list dialog. Will be shown only
the last NUMBER rows. This option will take effect only
when data reading from stdin.
--wrap-width=NUMBER
Set the width of column before wrapping to NUMBER.
--wrap-cols=LIST
Set the list of wrapped columns. LIST must be a string of
--ellipsize=TYPE
Set ellipsize mode for text columns. TYPE may be NONE,
START, MIDDLE or END.
--ellipsize-cols=LIST
Set the list of ellipsized columns. LIST must be a string of
--dclick-action=CMD
Set the CMD as a double-click command. When user
double-clicked on row, CMD will be launched with values
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of all columns as an arguments. By default double-click

selects row and act as OK button for simple lists, set the
checkbox if --checklist specified and do nothing when list
run with --multiple option. When double-click specified
Enter acts as a double-click and Ctrl+Enter acts as an OK
button. CMD may contain a special character `%s' for
setting a position for arguments. By default arguments will
be concatenated to the end of CMD. If CMD starts with
@, its output will replace values of current row. This
option doesn't work with --editable.
--select-action=CMD
Set the CMD as a action when selection is changed. CMD
will be launched with values of all columns as an
arguments. CMD may contain a special character `%s' for
setting a position for arguments. By default arguments will
be concatenated to the end of CMD. This option doesn't
work with --multiple.
--add-action=CMD
Set the CMD as a action when new row is added from a
context menu. Command launched without any additional
arguments. Output of this command sets the new row
values.
--regex-search
Use regular expressions in search for text fields.
--listen
Listen data from stdin even if command-line values was
specified.
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--quoted-output
Output values will be shell-style quoted.
Sending FormFeed character to list clears it. This symbol may
be sent as echo -e '\f'.
Multi progress bars dialog options
--bar=LABEL[:TYPE]
Add progress bar. LABEL is a text label for progress bar.
TYPE is a progress bar type. Types are: NORM for normal
progress bar, RTL for inverted progress bar and PULSE
for pulsate progress bar.
--vertical
Set vertical orientation of progress bars.
--align=TYPE
Set alignment of bar labels. Possible types are left, center
or right. Default is left.
--auto-close
Close dialog when 100% has been reached for all of non-
pulsating progress bars.
--watch-barNUMBER
Watch for 100% of bar NUMBER for close dialog.
--auto-kill
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Kill parent process if cancel button is pressed.
Initial values for bars set as an extra arguments. Each lines

with progress data passed to stdin must be started from N:
where N is a number of progress bar.
Notebook options
--key=KEY
Set the key of the children.
--tab=TEXT
Add tab with specified label to notebook. TEXT may be in
a form LABEL[!ICON[!TOOLTIP]] where `!' is an item
separator.
--tab-pos=TYPE
Set the tabs position. Value may be top, bottom, left, or
right. Default is top.
--tab-borders=NUMBER
Set the borders width around widget in tabs.
See NOTEBOOK and PANED section for more about

notebook dialog.
Notification options
--command=CMD
Set the command running when clicked on the icon.
Default action is quit if --listen not specified.
--listen
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Listen for commands on stdin. See NOTIFICATION

section.
--separator=STRING
Set separator character for menu values. Default is |.
--item-separator=STRING
Set separator character for menu items. Default is !.
--menu=STRING
Set initial menu for right-click.
--no-middle
Disable exit on middle click.
--hidden
Doesn't show icon at startup.
See NOTIFICATION section for more about separators.
Paned options
--key=KEY
Set the key of the children.
--orient=TYPE
Set orientation of panes inside dialog. TYPE may be in
hor[izontal] or vert[ical].
--splitter=POS
Set the initial splitter position.
See NOTEBOOK and PANED section for more about paned

dialog.
Picture options
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--size=VALUE
Set initial size of picture. Available values are fit for fitting
image in window or orig for show picture in original size.
--inc=NUMBER
Set increment value for scaling image.
Set picture filename.
Some actions on a picture like scaling or rotating available

from popup menu. Those actions can be made only on static
images.
Print options
--type=TYPE
Set source file type. TYPE may be a TEXT for text files,
IMAGE for image files or RAW for files in postscript or pdf
formats.
Set name or path to the source file.
--headers
Add headers to the top of page with filename and page
number. This option doesn't work for RAW type.
--add-preview
Add Preview button to the print dialog. This option doesn't
work for RAW type.
--fontname=FONTNAME
Set the font for printing text. FONTNAME is a string with
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font representation in the form "[FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-

OPTIONS] [SIZE]". This option works only for TEXT type.
Progress options
When the --progress option is used, yad reads lines of

progress data from stdin. When the lines begin with # the text
after # is displayed in the progress bar label. Numeric values
treats like a persents for progress bar.
--progress-text=TEXT
Set text in progress bar to TEXT.
--percentage=NUMBER
Set initial percentage.
--rtl
Set Right-To-Left progress bar direction.
--auto-close
Close dialog when 100% has been reached.
--auto-kill
Kill parent process if cancel button is pressed.
--pulsate
Pulsate progress bar.
--enable-log[=TEXT]
Show log window. This window gathers all of lines from
stdin, started from # instead of setting appropriate
progress labels. Optional argument TEXT is a text label
for window expander.
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--log-on-top
Place log window above progress bar.
--log-expanded
Start with expanded log window.
--log-height
Set the height of log window.
Multiprogress options
--bar=LABEL[:TYPE]
Add the progress bar with type TYPE. TYPE can be one
of the norm for average progress bar, rtl for progress bar
with inverted direction, pulse for pulsating progress bar
(m,oves on receiving data) or perm for permanent pulsatin
progress bar. prem progress bar understant two
commands - start for start movement and stop for stop it.
--watch-bar=NUMBER
Watch for specific bar for auto closing.
--align=TYPE
Set alignment of bar labels. TYPE can be left, center or
right.
--auto-close
Dismiss the dialog when 100% of all bars (or only
watching bar) has been reached.
--auto-kill
Kill parent process if cancel button was pressed.
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Text info options
Open specified file.
--editable
Allow changes to text.
--fore=COLOR
Set foreground color of text.
--back=COLOR
Set background color of text.
--fontname=FONTNAME
Set text font. FONTNAME must be in a Pango font
description format. By default Monospace is used.
--wrap
Enable text wrapping.
--justify=TYPE
Set justification. TYPE may be left, right, center or fill.
Default is left.
--margins=NUMBER
Set text margins to NUMBER.
--tail
Autoscroll to end when new text appears. Works only
when text is read from stdin.
--show-cursor
Show cursor in read-only mode.
--show-uri
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Make links in text clickable. Links opens with xdg-open

command.
--uri-color
Set color for links. Default is blue.
--lang=LANGUAGE
Highlight syntax for specified LANGUAGE. This option
works only if yad builds with gtksourceview.
--listen
Listen data from stdin even if filename was specified.
Sending FormFeed character to text dialog clears it. This
symbol may be sent as echo -e '\f'. Pressing Ctrl+S
popups the search entry in text dialog.
Scale options
--value=VALUE
Set initial value.
--min-value=VALUE
Set minimum value.
--max-value=VALUE
Set maximum value.
--step=VALUE
Set step size.
--page=VALUE
Set paging size. By default page value is STEP*10.
--print-partial
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Print partial values.

--hide-value
Hide value.
--vertical
Show vertical scale.
--invert
Invert scale direction.
--inc-buttons
Show buttons on edges of a scale for increasing or
decreasing scale value.
--mark=[NAME]:VALUE
Add a mark to scale. May be used multiply times. NAME
is an optional arguments for set label to mark.
File filters options
--file-filter=NAME | PATTERN1 PATTERN2 ...

Add a filename filter. NAME is a displayed filter name,
PATTERN is a shell-style filename pattern (for example
*.txt). This option may be used multiply times.
--mime-filter=NAME | MIME1 MIME2 ...
Add a mime-type filter. NAME is a displayed filter name,
PATTERN is a name of mime type (for example
text/plain). This option may be used multiply times.
--image-filter=[NAME]
Add filter for images supported by gdk-pixbuf library.
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NAME in as optional name for this filter.

--add-preview
Add preview widget. Preview images loads from large or
normal thumbnails according to XDG Thumbnails
specification v0.8.0 (http://standards.freedesktop.org
/thumbnail-spec/latest/) or creates by yad for image files
and saves as large thumbnails.
This options applies to all of yad's file chooser dialogs.
Miscellaneous options
-?, --help
Show summary of options.
--about
Display an about dialog.
--version
Show version of program.
Also the standard GTK+ options are accepted.
NOTEBOOK and PANED
Notebook is a complex dialog which swallow other dialogs in

his tabs. Dialogs identifies by unique key (integer) and must be
runs in a special plug mode (--plug option). Following example
runs notebook dialog with two tabs, first has a simple text and
second is an entry dialog.
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#! /bin/sh
yad --plug=12345 --tabnum=1 --text="first tab

with text" &> res1 &
yad --plug=12345 --tabnum=2 --text="second
tab" --entry &> res2 &
yad --notebook --key=12345 --tab="Tab 1"
--tab="Tab 2"
NOTE: The order of output results for tabs is undefined!
Paned works in a same manner as a notebook with one

restriction - only first and secong plug dialogs will be
swallowed to panes.
NOTIFICATION
Allows commands to be sent to yad in the form
command:args
. Possible commands are
icon
,
tooltip
,
visible
,
action
,
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menu
and
quit
.
icon:ICONNAME
Set notification icon to ICONNAME.
tooltip:STRING
Set notification tooltip.
visible:[true|false|blink]
Set notification icon to visible, invisible or blinking states.
action:COMMAND
Specify the command running when click on the icon.
Special string "quit" exit the program.
menu:STRING
Set popup menu for notification icon. STRING must be in
form name1[!action1[!icon1]]|name2[!action2[!icon2]]....
Empty name add separator to menu. Separator character
for values (e.g. `|') sets with --separator argument.
Separator character for menu items (e.g. `!') sets with
--item-separator argument.
quit
Exit the program. Middle click on icon also send quit
command.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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YAD_OPTIONS
This variable can holds some default options for yad. All
options in this variable may be redefined from command
line.
YAD_PID
This variable sets to the value of current dialog's pid and
accessible in all dialog children.
YAD_XID
This variable sets to the value of current dialog's X
Window ID and accessible in all dialog children. This
variable is not set in print and notification dialogs, and in a
dialogs which acts as a notebook children.
USER DEFINED SIGNALS
SIGUSR1
Close dialog with 0 exit code.
SIGUSR2
Close dialog with 1 exit code.
EXIT STATUS
0
The user has pressed OK button
1
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The user has pressed Cancel button

70
The dialog has been closed because the timeout has
been reached.
252
The dialog has been closed by pressing Esc or used the
window functions to close the dialog
Exit codes for user-specified buttons must be specified in
command line. Even exit code mean to print result, odd just
return exit code.
WIDGETS NAMES
The look and feel of yad's dialogs can be customized through

gtkrc file. Here is the names of yad's widgets:
Widget name Widget type Description
yad-dialog-
GtkDialog Dialog window
window
yad-dialog-
GtkImage Dialog image
image
yad-dialog-
GtkLabel Dialog text
label
yad-
calendar- GtkCalendar Calendar widget
widget
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yad-color- Color selection

GtkColorChooser
widget widget
yad-color- Predefined colors
GtkTreeView
palette list
yad-entry-
GtkLabel Entry label
label
yad-entry-
GtkEntry Entry widget
widget
yad-entry- Entry widget for
GtkSpinButton
spin numeric values
yad-entry- Entry widget with
GtkComboBox
combo combo
yad-entry- Entry widget with
GtkComboBoxEntry
edit-combo editable combo
yad-file- File selection
GtkFileChooser
widget widget
yad-font- Font selection
GtkFontChooser
widget widget
yad-form-
GtkLabel Field label in form
flabel
yad-form-
GtkButton Button field in form
button
yad-form-
GtkEntrfy Entry field in form
entry
yad-form- Numeric entry field
GtkSpinButton
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spin in form
yad-form- Checkbox field in
GtkCheckButton
check form
yad-form- Combo field in
GtkComboBox
combo form
yad-form- Editable combo
GtkComboBoxEntry
edit-combo field in form
File or directory
yad-form-file GtkFileChooserButton
field in form
yad-form-font GtkFontChooserButton Font field in form
yad-form-
GtkColorChooserButton Color field in form
color
yad-form-
GtkLabel Label field in form
label
yad-form- Scale widget in
GtkScale
scale form
yad-form-
GtkSeparator Separator in form
separator
Multiline text field
yad-form-text GtkTextView
in form
Icons widget for
yad-icons-full GtkIconView
normal mode
yad-icons- Icons widget for
GtkTreeView
compact compact mode
yad-list-
GtkTreeView List widget
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widget
yad-
notebook- GtkNotebook Notebook widget
widget
Horizontal or
yad-paned-
GtkPaned vertical pane
widget
widget
yad-
Progressbar
progress- GtkProgressBar
widget
widget
yad-scale-
GtkScale Scale widget
widget
yad-text-
GtkTextView Text info widget
widget
yad-timeout-
GtkProgreeBar Timeout indicator
indicator
FILES
yad.conf
YAD default settings. yad.conf placed in
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME or $HOME/.config directory. This
file contain comments on every defaults and will be
automatically recreated on yad'd start if it doesn't exists.
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EXAMPLES
Display a file selector with the title
Select a file to remove

. The file selected is returned on standard output.
yad --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.
yad --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 YES is selected, and 1 (false) if NO is selected.
yad --image "dialog-question" --title "Alert" --button=gtk-

yes:0 --button=gtk-no:1 --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' | yad --list --title "Search Results" --text

"Finding all header files.." --column "Files"
Show an icon in the notification area
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yad --notification --image=update.png --text "System

update necessary!" --command "xterm -e apt-get
upgrade"
Display a weekly shopping list in a check list dialog with

Apples and Oranges pre selected
yad --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' | yad --progress --pulsate
Display a box with all of the installed desktop applications
yad --icons --read-dir=/usr/share/applications
DEVELOPMENT
There are some developers features providing with YAD.
YAD icon browser is a graphical tool for discover icons in

current or user-specified GTK+ icon theme. Launch it as
yad-icon-browser [theme]
When using autoconf you may use special m4 macro

AM_PATH_YAD for looking for yad and check it version.
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Usage of this macro is
AM_PATH_YAD([MINIMUM-VERSION],\ [ACTION-IF-
FOUND],\ [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
AUTHORS
Yad
was written by Victor Ananjevsky <ananasik [at] gmail.com>.
Yad icon created by Bogdan Lisovich.
SEE ALSO
gdialog
(1),
dialog
(1),
zenity
(1)
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yad - display GTK+ dialogs in shell scripts about:reader?url=https://www.systutorials.com/docs/linux/man/...

yad - display GTK+ dialogs in shell

yad - display GTK+ dialogs in shell scripts

YAD is the fork of Zenity program.

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax,

Display multi progress bars dialog.

Browser". If no buttons speciﬁed OK and Cancel buttons

Place window on center of screen.

clipboard. This option also aﬀects on label ﬁelds in form

File with days details must be in following format:

date ﬁeld is date in format, speciﬁed with --date-format option.

Color selection options

Show extra information about color in returned string.

Drag-and-Drop box options

Text entry options

Specify a command which will be run when the left icon

Any extra data speciﬁed in command line adds as an items of

If both directory and stdin speciﬁed, content of iconbox will be

File selection options

Allow selection of multiple ﬁlenames in ﬁle selection

Font selection options

Set output separator character. Default is `|'.

FL - ﬁle selection button.

Set precision of ﬂoating point numbers. By default

Additional data in command line interprets as a default values

readable sizes instead of numbers. CHK (checkboxes)

Do not show column headers.

Set the column with popup tooltips.

of all columns as an arguments. By default double-click

Multi progress bars dialog options

Kill parent process if cancel button is pressed.

Initial values for bars set as an extra arguments. Each lines

See NOTEBOOK and PANED section for more about

Listen for commands on stdin. See NOTIFICATION

See NOTIFICATION section for more about separators.

See NOTEBOOK and PANED section for more about paned

Some actions on a picture like scaling or rotating available

font representation in the form "[FAMILY-LIST] [STYLE-

When the --progress option is used, yad reads lines of

Text info options

Make links in text clickable. Links opens with xdg-open

Print partial values.

File ﬁlters options

--ﬁle-ﬁlter=NAME | PATTERN1 PATTERN2 ...

NAME in as optional name for this ﬁlter.

Also the standard GTK+ options are accepted.

NOTEBOOK and PANED

Notebook is a complex dialog which swallow other dialogs in

yad --plug=12345 --tabnum=1 --text="first tab

Paned works in a same manner as a notebook with one

Allows commands to be sent to yad in the form

USER DEFINED SIGNALS

The user has pressed Cancel button

The look and feel of yad's dialogs can be customized through

yad-color- Color selection

Display a ﬁle selector with the title

Select a ﬁle to remove

yad --title="Select a ﬁle to remove" --ﬁle-selection

Display a dialog, asking Microsoft Windows has been found!

yad --image "dialog-question" --title "Alert" --button=gtk-

ﬁnd . -name '*.h' | yad --list --title "Search Results" --text

Show an icon in the notiﬁcation area

yad --notiﬁcation --image=update.png --text "System