Skipping or pre-setting the options in a package installation? (bsdstats)

[Malcolm Matalka]

>From "pkg help install"

     -y, --yes  Assume yes when asked for confirmation before package
      installation.


Matthew Pherigo <hybrid120 at gmail.com> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> I use Ansible to administrate FreeBSD machines, and every time I install a pkg(8) that prompts for options (like bsdstats, which asks some
> simple yes/no questions), the install stops and waits for input that will never arrive. Though I'm sure that something can be improved about
> how Ansible handles this situation, I'm wondering how this can be automated or skipped in the first place. Perhaps there's an environment
> variable like $ALWAYS_ASSUME_YES that chooses the defaults that come with the package automatically?
>
> Thanks,
> --Matt
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