diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b2d348..63085bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Current Features:
   - ANSI escape code support (including NO_COLOR)
   - formatted help output
   - custom print function
+  - confirmation prompt
 
 Depends on `GNU Make`, obviously and `Python >=3.7`.
 
diff --git a/generate.py b/generate.py
index 59c8e0c..d8877e7 100755
--- a/generate.py
+++ b/generate.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import jinja2
 
-py_script_names = ["help", "ansi", "info", "print-ansi", "vars"]
+py_script_names = ["help", "ansi", "info", "print-ansi", "vars","confirm"]
 
 
 def get_jinja_env():
diff --git a/src/builtins.mk b/src/builtins.mk
index c06230f..632fe51 100644
--- a/src/builtins.mk
+++ b/src/builtins.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # ---- [buitlin recipes] ---- #
 
-
 ## h, help | show this help
 .PHONY: help h
 help h:
@@ -29,8 +28,10 @@ _print-ansi:
 tprint = $(call py,info_py,$(1))
 tprint-sh = $(call pysh,info_py,$(1))
 
+tconfirm = $(call py,confirm_py,$(1))
+
 _update-task.mk:
 	$(call tprint,Updating task.mk)
 	curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/main/task.mk -o .task.mk
 
-export MAKEFILE_LIST
\ No newline at end of file
+export MAKEFILE_LIST
diff --git a/src/confirm.py b/src/confirm.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3ecb7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/confirm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#% extends "py-script.mk" %#
+#% block name %#confirm#% endblock %#
+#% block script %#
+
+import sys
+##- '$(ansi_py)' -##
+
+def confirm():
+    """
+    Ask user to enter Y or N (case-insensitive).
+    :return: True if the answer is Y.
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    answer = ""
+    while answer not in ["y", "n"]:
+        answer = input(f"""$(2) {a.b_red}[Y/n]{a.end} """).lower()
+    return answer == "y"
+
+if confirm():
+    sys.exit(0)
+else:
+    sys.exit(1)
+#% endblock %#
diff --git a/src/runners.mk b/src/runners.mk
index f1fa05a..36262a9 100644
--- a/src/runners.mk
+++ b/src/runners.mk
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ create_string = $(subst $(\n),\n,$(call escape_shellstring,$(call escape_printf,
 ifdef DEBUG
 define _debug_runner
 @printf "$(1) Script:\n"
-@printf -- "<---------------->\n"
+@printf -- "<----------------------------------->\n"
 @printf "$(call create_string,$(3))\n"
-@printf -- "<---------------->\n"
+@printf -- "<----------------------------------->\n"
 @printf "$(call create_string,$(3))" | $(2)
 endef
 py = $(call _debug_runner,Python,python3,$($(1)))
 tbash = $(call _debug_runner,Bash,bash,$($(1)))
 else
-py = @printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))" | python3
-tbash = @printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))" | bash
+py = @python3 <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
+tbash = @bash <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
 endif
 
-pysh = printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))" | python3
+pysh = python3 <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
diff --git a/task.mk b/task.mk
index 433512f..3b33c42 100644
--- a/task.mk
+++ b/task.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # }> [github.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk] <{ #
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Daylin Morgan
 # MIT License
-# version: 22.9.14
+# version: v22.9.14-dev
 #
 # task.mk should be included at the bottom of your Makefile.
 # See below for the standard configuration options that should be set prior to including this file.
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ endef
 
 # ---- [buitlin recipes] ---- #
 
-
 ## h, help | show this help
 .PHONY: help h
 help h:
@@ -56,6 +55,8 @@ _print-ansi:
 tprint = $(call py,info_py,$(1))
 tprint-sh = $(call pysh,info_py,$(1))
 
+tconfirm = $(call py,confirm_py,$(1))
+
 _update-task.mk:
 	$(call tprint,Updating task.mk)
 	curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/main/task.mk -o .task.mk
@@ -77,19 +78,19 @@ create_string = $(subst $(\n),\n,$(call escape_shellstring,$(call escape_printf,
 ifdef DEBUG
 define _debug_runner
 @printf "$(1) Script:\n"
-@printf -- "<---------------->\n"
+@printf -- "<----------------------------------->\n"
 @printf "$(call create_string,$(3))\n"
-@printf -- "<---------------->\n"
+@printf -- "<----------------------------------->\n"
 @printf "$(call create_string,$(3))" | $(2)
 endef
 py = $(call _debug_runner,Python,python3,$($(1)))
 tbash = $(call _debug_runner,Bash,bash,$($(1)))
 else
-py = @printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))" | python3
-tbash = @printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))" | bash
+py = @python3 <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
+tbash = @bash <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
 endif
 
-pysh = printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))" | python3
+pysh = python3 <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
 
 # ---- [python scripts] ---- #
 
@@ -325,3 +326,27 @@ print()
 
 endef
 
+define  confirm_py
+
+
+import sys
+$(ansi_py)
+
+def confirm():
+    """
+    Ask user to enter Y or N (case-insensitive).
+    :return: True if the answer is Y.
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    answer = ""
+    while answer not in ["y", "n"]:
+        answer = input(f"""$(2) {a.b_red}[Y/n]{a.end} """).lower()
+    return answer == "y"
+
+if confirm():
+    sys.exit(0)
+else:
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+endef
+