• @[email protected]
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    781 year ago

    He says, while using a command that brings a little convenience at the price of control and security…

    • @[email protected]
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      211 year ago

      I love yes it is an amazing tool. I never had an actual use for it since any tool I might want to use it on (like apt) already has some kind of command line switch for it already

      But I just once in a while stumble across yes again and run it for half a minute and have a chuckle.

      Just like every time I read: https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.html

      • @[email protected]
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        41 year ago

        Aw man that thing was so useful during University. The assignment submission tool required saying yes a million times as it explain how the whole thing worked for every submission.

        Piping yes into it was so much faster.

    • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrot
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      21 year ago

      If Homer had known about the “yes” command the drinking bird would’ve been out of work.