I was looking for informations, but I do not know how to interpert the [ tag item status ] in the --checklist The man page say: --checklist text height width list-height [ tag item status ] ... A checklist box is similar to a menu box in that there are multiple entries presented in the form of a menu. Instead of choosing one entry among the entries, each entry can be turned on or off by the user. The initial on/off state of each entry is specified by status. On exit, a list of the tag strings of those entries that are turned on will be printed on stderr. I do not know, how I can create 5 items and how I get the selected list back. I need the output "apt-get install $list" where $list must be the packages list... If I know how to handel the stderr in scripts... Hey Pinguins, I am learning !!! Michelle -- Linux rebootet man in drei Fällen: Neuer Kernel, neue (Board-)Hardware, Stromausfall.... Aber Windows rebootet man auch in drei Fällen: Schutzverletzung, Bluescreen, keinen Bock... _______________________________________________ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk