NAME

yes − Affirms repetitively

SYNOPSIS

yes [explication]

DESCRIPTION

The yes command repeatedly outputs y, or the locale’s equivalent of a y, or, if specified, explication.  (The LC_MESSAGES variable determines the locale’s equivalent of y or n (for yes/no queries)). 

The yes command is useful for providing continuous input to a program.  Terminate output by pressing the Interrupt key sequence. 

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

LC_CTYPEDetermines the behavior of character classes used in the extended regular expression defined for the yesexpr locale keyword in the LC_MESSAGES category. 

LC_MESSAGESDetermines the locale for the processing of affirmative responses. 

EXAMPLES

To delete all files in a directory (using the rm command) and automatically send an affirmative response to the request for confirmation, enter:

yes | rm -i ∗