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title: "yes"
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tags: [ "basics" ]
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# The Best Linux Program: `yes`
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The program `yes` prints the word `yes` to your terminal until you cancel it, perhaps with 'Control + c'.
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Or technically it prints `yes\n`, meaning `yes` and then a new line (like pressing the Return key).
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This is extremely powerful.
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If you ever want to automatically install something which persistently nags you with `do you want to do the thing? [y/N]?`, then you can just pipe `yes` into that program, and it will answer 'yes' to all questions.
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```bash
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yes | $INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE.sh
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```
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This works best for disposable systems, like VMs or containers.
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Try this on a live system, and you might find out that you should have read that message fully.
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```bash
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yes | yay
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```
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