047-the-yes-command.md

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

2. 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