diff --git a/files/archive-files b/files/archive-files
index 540b4d5..9bf079d 100755
--- a/files/archive-files
+++ b/files/archive-files
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ function helpexit() {
     echo "Usage: $BS [-z/-n/--rm]"
     echo "  -z    Compress."
     echo "  -n    No compression. [default]"
+    echo "  -y    Dont ask before starting the archival."
     echo "  --rm  Remove source folders after archival."
 
     exit
@@ -59,9 +60,11 @@ NOCOMPRESSION=1
 COMPRESSION=0
 SUFFIX=tar
 REMOVE=0
+YES=0
 for ((i=1; i<=${#@}; i++)) {
     [[ "${!i}" = "-h" ]] && helpexit
     [[ "${!i}" = "--help" ]] && helpexit
+    [[ "${!i}" = "-y" ]] && { YES=1; continue; }
     [[ "${!i}" = "-z" ]] && { COMPRESSION=1; NOCOMPRESSION=0; COMPRESSCMD="| gzip"; SUFFIX=tgz; continue; }
     [[ "${!i}" = "--rm" ]] && { REMOVE=1; continue; }
     [[ "${!i}" = "-"* ]] && helpexit
@@ -83,8 +86,10 @@ echo -n $S"Archive the following files to '$archive_name' "
 }
 echo $Z
 for file in "${REALFILES[@]}"; do echo "'$file'"; done
-printf "$S<ctrl-c> to quit$Z\n"
-read foo
+if [[ $YES -eq 0 ]]; then
+  printf "$S<ctrl-c> to quit$Z\n"
+  read foo
+fi
 set -o pipefail
 
 SIZE=$( find "${REALFILES[@]}" -type f -printf %s"\n" | count_size )
diff --git a/files/archive-subfolders b/files/archive-subfolders
index 5374849..232f5ae 100755
--- a/files/archive-subfolders
+++ b/files/archive-subfolders
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ function helpexit() {
     echo "Usage: $BS [-z/-n/--rm] [folder name(s)]"
     echo "  -z    Compress."
     echo "  -n    No compression. [default]"
+    echo "  -y    Dont ask before starting the archival."
     echo "  --nl  Do not store a separate file list."
     echo "  --rm  Remove source folders after archival."
     echo "  folder name: If given, archive only the named folder(s)."
@@ -65,10 +66,12 @@ DEPTH=1
 FOLDERS=( )
 REMOVE=0
 KEEP_LIST=1
+YES=0
 for ((i=1; i<=${#@}; i++)) {
     [[ "${!i}" = "-h" ]] && helpexit
     [[ "${!i}" = "--help" ]] && helpexit
     [[ "${!i}" = "-n" ]] && { continue; } # obsolete behaviour
+    [[ "${!i}" = "-y" ]] && { YES=1; continue; }
     [[ "${!i}" = "-z" ]] && { COMPRESSION=1; NOCOMPRESSION=0; COMPRESSCMD="| gzip"; SUFFIX=tgz; continue; }
     [[ "${!i}" = "--nl" ]] && { KEEP_LIST=0; continue; }
     [[ "${!i}" = "--rm" ]] && { REMOVE=1; continue; }
@@ -91,8 +94,10 @@ echo -n $S"Archive the following folders "
 }
 echo $Z
 for folder in "${REALFOLDERS[@]}"; do echo "'$folder'"; done
-printf "$S<ctrl-c> to quit$Z\n"
-read foo
+if [[ $YES -eq 0 ]]; then
+  printf "$S<ctrl-c> to quit$Z\n"
+  read foo
+fi
 set -o pipefail
 
 for d in "${REALFOLDERS[@]}"; do