YES(1) User Commands YES(1)

yes - generate repetitive affirmative output

yes [term]...

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.

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December 20, 2006 OmniOS