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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T21:44:23+00:00 2026-05-13T21:44:23+00:00

I am writing a bash script that is supposed to do some confirmation and

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I am writing a bash script that is supposed to do some confirmation and also install software. First step of the installation process is that I am being asked to confirm the EULA and type ‘yes’. Is there a way to get the ‘yes’ in there from the bash script?

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    2026-05-13T21:44:24+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 9:44 pm

    The command yes outputs a never-ending stream of a specified string, or y if unspecified.

    $ yes | head
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    y
    $ yes yes | ./interactive-installer  # something like this?
    
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