From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Mar  5 06:36:03 2009
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CBE9106566B
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu,  5 Mar 2009 06:36:03 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
	[IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2763B8FC0A
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu,  5 Mar 2009 06:36:01 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1])
	by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n256ZsHZ071275;
	Thu, 5 Mar 2009 07:35:54 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost)
	by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id
	n256ZrKa071272; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 07:35:54 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 07:35:53 +0100 (CET)
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To: "Vasadi I. Claudiu Florin" <claudiu.vasadi@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <op.uqak1hn5flcvyi@da1-desktop-x64>
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0903050735240.71265@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
References: <op.uqak1hn5flcvyi@da1-desktop-x64>
User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: the "yes" comand
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:36:03 -0000

if you have program that do too much questions like (are you sure), and 
you are sure then you do

yes|program

On Thu, 5 Mar 2009, Vasadi I. Claudiu Florin wrote:

> Hell-o,
>
> Ever wondered about the "yes" command? Well, I have. If one does "yes" into a 
> terminal one get's an infinit output of "y" on a new line each time. What's 
> the deal here?
>
> I saw the same thing on linux, but you only had to type "y" (those cheap 
> blokes :P)
>
> So... what's going on ?
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
>