LinuxCommandLibrary

yes

output a string repeatedly until killed

TLDR

Repeatedly output "message"

$ yes [message]
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Repeatedly output "y"
$ yes
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Accept everything prompted by the apt-get command
$ yes | sudo apt-get install [program]
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SYNOPSIS

yes [STRING]...
yes OPTION

DESCRIPTION

Repeatedly output a line with all specified STRING(s), or 'y'.

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

REPORTING BUGS

GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/yes> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) yes invocation'

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

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