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User Commands  - yes- (1)

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NAME

yes-(1f) - [FUNIX] output a string repeatedly until killed or limit is reached (LICENSE:PD)

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Options
Examples
Reporting Bugs
See Also
Author
License

SYNOPSIS

yes- [STRING[ -repeat N]]|[ --help| --version]

DESCRIPTION

yes-(1) prints the command line arguments, separated by spaces and followed by a newline until the repeat count is reached or endlessly until it is killed. If no arguments are given, it prints "y" followed by a newline endlessly until killed. Upon a write error, yes-(1) exits with status "1".

OPTIONS

-repeat N
	specify number of times to display string
--help	display this help and exit
--version
	output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

Sample commands

       # repeat a command 20 times, pausing and clearing:
       yes-  date --repeat 20  |xargs -iXX  sh -c ’XX;sleep 2;clear’

REPORTING BUGS

Report yes- bugs to <http://www.urbanjost.altervista.org/index.html>

SEE ALSO

yes(1), repeat(1), xargs(1)

AUTHOR

John S. Urban

LICENSE

Public Domain

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Nemo Release 3.1

yes- (1)

June 29, 2025

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