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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, linux]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# dmenu
> Dynamic menu.
> Create a menu from a text input with each item on a new line.
> More information: <https://manned.org/dmenu>.
- Display a menu of the output of the `ls` command:
`{{ls}} | dmenu`
- Display a menu with custom items separated by a new line (`
`):
`echo -e "{{red}}
{{green}}
{{blue}}" | dmenu`
- Let the user choose between multiple items and save the selected one to a file:
`echo -e "{{red}}
{{green}}
{{blue}}" | dmenu > {{color.txt}}`
- Launch dmenu on a specific monitor:
`ls | dmenu -m {{1}}`
- Display dmenu at the bottom of the screen:
`ls | dmenu -b`