yes(1) — Reliant UNIX 5.44c4

yes(1)                                                               yes(1)

NAME
     yes - prints string repeatedly

SYNOPSIS
     yes [string]

DESCRIPTION
     yes repeatedly outputs "y", or if a single string argument is given,
     string is output repeatedly. The command will continue indefinitely
     unless aborted.

     yes is useful in pipes to commands that prompt for input and require a
     "y" response for a yes. In this case, yes terminates when the command
     that it pipes to terminates, so that no infinite loop occurs.

EXAMPLES
     The checkin-list file contains a list comprising a number of file
     names, which are to be checked into SRCS administration using the
     interactive command ci. The easiest way of doing this is to use a
     shell script in which the checkin-list is read and the required input
     "y" is retrieved using the yes command. The script might appear as
     follows:

          for i in `cat checkin-list`; do

                echo $i
                yes | ci -Nv543a -m"info-text" $i

          done


























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