Issue
I'm trying to automate a server setup using a shell script.
I need to install a few dependencies with apt-get
and some require the user to input y
before the install continues.
My question is how do I make sure the shell script automatically inserts y
every time it sees something like Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
?
I've tried sudo apt-get install git << 'y'
and 'y' | sudo apt-get install git
but with no results.
What could I try next?
Solution
Just use the -y
or --yes
flag as described in the apt-get
man pages.
BTW there is even an option to --force-yes
. So you got plenty of options at your hands.
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