GNU bug report logs - #18827
[Feature request] no CR for yes

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: George Shuklin <george.shuklin <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 14:54:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 18827 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: George Shuklin <george.shuklin <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 18827 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18827: [Feature request] no CR for yes
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 23:34:20 -0600

George Shuklin wrote:
> Yes is very nice to generate large repeating patterns, but it always adds
> \n at the end. It's OK for the string data but sometimes mess with binary.
> 
> Any way to disable it will be really appreciated. F.e. -n key (like for
> 'echo'), or any other.

The 'yes' command is really just a  convenience.  If you want special
things such as no newline then use printf.  It is standard and a good
tool for custom formatted strings.

  while true; do printf foo; done

Bob
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