[Solved] trying to install pecl without having it prompt for a yes m

I want to install pecl from a single command without it asking me for a response of "yes" or "no" to finish the install...

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# pecl install pecl_http
downloading pecl_http-1.7.0.tgz ...
Starting to download pecl_http-1.7.0.tgz (173,979 bytes)
.........................done: 173,979 bytes
71 source files, building
running: phpize
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version:         20041225
Zend Module Api No:      20060613
Zend Extension Api No:   220060519
whether to enable cURL HTTP requests; specify libcurl directory [yes] :

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What can I do to give it a default answer of "YES" for all of the questions asked (a total of 3) within a single command...

thanks for any help!

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I think I have found the answer...

printf "yes\n" | pecl install pecl_http

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