$sdcv -n kinda | zenity --text-info --width 530 --height 300 display messy things. however, $cat sdcv.sh #!/bin/sh res=`sdcv -n $1` if [ $? -eq 0 ] then zenity --info --text="$res" else zenity --error --text="No input provided" fi $sdcv.sh kinda works great ! Sincerely!