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6 .TH YES 1 "Dec 20, 2006"
8 yes \- generate repetitive affirmative output
12 \fByes\fR [\fIterm\fR]...
18 The \fByes\fR utility repeatedly outputs \fBy\fR, or if \fIterm\fR is
19 specified, \fIterm\fR is output repeatedly. In the output, either \fBy\fR or
20 \fIterm\fR is followed by a NEWLINE. Multiple arguments are output separated by
21 spaces and followed by a NEWLINE. To terminate \fByes\fR, issue an interrupt
25 \fByes\fR can be used to respond programatically to programs that require an