Yes

yes is a command that just outputs a string repeatedly. The default string is "y" if no other string is given as the command argument.

It can be useful in scripts to run interactive commands. For example:

   $ yes | rm -i /tmp

This will run the rm -i and send 'y' to all the questions (yes it's a silly example)

Provided by

Most (all?) Linux distributions incorporate this from the GNU Coreutils: man page

Tips

1. Because of behavior differences, you are usually best off to decide on one of the forms and always use that form. Life is less confusing that way.

Related Commands

• echo - Print command args as text.
• printf(command) - Formatted printing for shell scripts.

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