yes(1)

Name | Synopsis | Description | Attributes | See Also

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.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability	SUNWesu

See Also

attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10  Last Revised 20 Dec 2006

Name | Synopsis | Description | Attributes | See Also