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Re:How is GNU `yes` so fast? by omgwtfpmr on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @06:43PM (#14549301)
"yes d | mail" is an excellent way to get rid of failed cron job mails.
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Re:How is GNU `yes` so fast? by dtemp on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @09:57AM (#14552706)
Why wouldn't it be `mail | yes d` if you're trying to answer "d" to all of the input requests of mail?
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Re:How is GNU `yes` so fast? by BenjiWiebe on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @03:32PM (#14555380)
Because you want all the d's to be sent to mail...
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