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yes(1)
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.

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 *

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
  LC_CTYPE
      Determines the behavior of character classes used in the extended
      regular expression defined for the yesexpr locale keyword in the
      LC_MESSAGES category.

  LC_MESSAGES
      Determines the locale for the processing of affirmative responses.

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