What is the 'xmessage' command equivalent on macOS?

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For Linux, there is a command xmessage which displays a message in a window. Does anyone know what is the equivalent one on macOS?

Natsfan · Answer

There is an xmessage command on the Mac which does the same thing. The options may be different but there is a man page for xmessage.

Graham Miln · Answer

AppleScript
On macOS, displaying simple dialogs is possible with AppleScript:
/usr/bin/osascript -e "display dialog "Hello world""

See Displaying Dialogs and Alerts in Apple's Mac Automation Scripting Guide.
Additional buttons, choices, and other limited interface elements can be added:
set theDialogText to "An error has occurred. Would you like to continue?"
display dialog theDialogText buttons {"Don't Continue", "Continue"} default button "Continue" cancel button "Don't Continue"

What is the 'xmessage' command equivalent on macOS?

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