[SOLVED] Can "yes" command make mistakes?

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08-16-2010, 05:07 AM	#1
Mr. Alex Senior Member Registered: May 2010 Distribution: No more Linux. Done with it. Posts: 1,238 Rep:	Can "yes" command make mistakes? Can "yes" command sometimes answer not affirmative on bash's question? For example if the question is not standard?

08-16-2010, 05:51 AM	#2
druuna LQ Veteran Registered: Sep 2003 Posts: 10,532 Blog Entries: 7 Rep:	Hi, The yes command doesn't have any intelligence, it just repeatedly outputs the string you define (yes by default). Hope this helps.
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