The yes command¶

The yes command in linux is used to print a continuous output stream of given STRING. If STRING is not mentioned then it prints ‘y’. It outputs a string repeatedly unit killed (using something like ctrl + c).

Examples :¶

1. Prints hello world infinitely in the terminal until killed :

yes hello world

1. A more generalized command:

yes [STRING]

Options¶

It accepts the following options:

1. –help > display this help and exit
2. –version > output version information and exit