yes
output a string repeatedly until killed
TLDR
Repeatedly output "message"
$ yes [message]
Repeatedly output "y"
$ yes
Accept everything prompted by the apt-get command
$ yes | sudo apt-get install [program]
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 © 2022 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.