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YES 1 "Dec 20, 2006"
NAME
yes - generate repetitive affirmative output
SYNOPSIS

yes [term]...
DESCRIPTION

The yes utility repeatedly outputs y, or if term is specified, term is output repeatedly. In the output, either y or term is followed by a NEWLINE. Multiple arguments are output separated by spaces and followed by a NEWLINE. To terminate yes, issue an interrupt character.

yes can be used to respond programatically to programs that require an interactive response.

SEE ALSO

attributes(5)