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output a string repeatedly until killed

Package: coreutil, added for amigaux.

This package comes with the extra set; without it, yes is the original one: see yes-original(1).

NAME

yes - output a string repeatedly until killed

SYNOPSIS

yes [STRING]...
yes OPTION

DESCRIPTION

Repeatedly output a line with all specified STRING(s), or `y'.

--help: display this help and exit
--version: output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for yes is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and yes programs are properly installed at your site, the command

: info coreutils yes

should give you access to the complete manual.

March 2004

yes 5.2.1