When and why to use the "yes" command

[derbenni]

Hi folks,
hope this is the right place to ask this:

What is the command "yes" for? All it does is repeatedly putting out the letter "y" or any specified string until killed (CTRL-C)... but why the hell would I need this??

Any ideas? I mean there must be a use for it or it wouldn't be in every linux distribution...

Thanks in advance!

Benni

[gerard4143]

I actually found a use for it

Linux yes Command- To print repeated strings, cmd Example

Check out the examples at the bottom of the link

[Cabhan]

Indeed. "yes" was created to allow automation of tasks that request confirmation. If you have a program that wants you to tell it "y" before it does something, you can now automate that program by piping yes into it.

Nowadays, Best Practices (TM) tend to include a promptless option for most interactive commands in order to allow easy automation. Because of this, it's fairly rare to see yes used now.

[ultimatelinux]

type man yes