Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

Name

yes

Synopsis

yes [strings]
yes [option]

Print the command-line arguments, separated by spaces and followed by a newline, until killed. If no arguments are given, print y followed by a newline until killed. Useful in scripts and in the background; its output can be piped to a program that issues prompts.

Options

--help

Print a help message and then exit.

--version

Print version information and then exit.