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Dialog

free software used in shell scripts for text-based dialog boxes
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Dialog

Summary

Dialog is a programming tool[1]. Dialog has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dialog's instance of is recorded as programming tool[3].
  • Dialog's instance of is recorded as widget toolkit[4].
  • Dialog's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Dialog's developer is recorded as Thomas E. Dickey[6].
  • Dialog's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[7].
  • Dialog's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1[9].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2[10].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3[11].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4[12].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5[13].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6[14].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[15].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[16].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2[17].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3[18].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3-20190724[19].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3-20190728[20].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3-20190808[21].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3-20210306[22].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3-20210509[23].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3-20210621[24].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3-20211107[25].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3-20211214[26].
  • Dialog's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3-20220117[27].

Why It Matters

Dialog has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

free software

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MichielN · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    License → —
    Copyright license → GNU Lesser General Public License
    Official website → https://invisible-island.net/dialog/, https://invisible-mirror.net/dialog/
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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