u can just do $1-

also, ur forgettin a bracket in ur menu

and when u do \"clear %var\" u need to do \"unset %var\"

and the /close gives an error, try \"dialog -x kcounter kcounter\"

and a suggestion for the alias, incase the dialogs already up during the menu or alias, u should do an $iif

alias kcounter dialog $iif($dialog(kcounter),-v,-m) kcounter kcounter