#!/bin/sh : ${DIALOG=dialog} PCT=10 PCT2=0 ( while test $PCT -le 100 do echo "XXX" echo $PCT echo $PCT2 echo "The new message\n\ $PCT percent of $PCT2 percent" echo "XXX" PCT=`expr $PCT + 10` PCT2=`expr $PCT2 + 2` sleep 1 done ) | $DIALOG --title " GAUGE " --gauge "Hi, this is a gauge widget" 7 70 0 1 0