====== whiptail ======

  * [[dialog]]
  * [[pdmenu]]

  * [[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/how-to-use-whiptail-to-write-interactive-shell-scripts/|How to use whiptail to write interactive shell scripts]]

''whiptail'' can be used to create console menus, and takes calls as a shell script.

In distros, ''whiptail'' is packaged in the ''newt'' library.