From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 13 10:32:54 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BAB137B401 for ; Sun, 13 Apr 2003 10:32:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kurdistan.ath.cx (adsl-64-169-155-173.dsl.chic01.pacbell.net [64.169.155.173]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8425843FFD for ; Sun, 13 Apr 2003 10:32:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sereciya@kurdistan.ath.cx) Received: from kurdistan.ath.cx (ns1 [127.0.0.1]) by kurdistan.ath.cx (8.12.8/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3DHWp04030871 for ; Sun, 13 Apr 2003 10:32:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sereciya@kurdistan.ath.cx) Received: (from sereciya@localhost) by kurdistan.ath.cx (8.12.8/8.12.6/Submit) id h3DHWpvJ030870 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 13 Apr 2003 10:32:51 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 10:32:51 -0700 From: =?unknown-8bit?Q?S=EAr=EAciya_Kurdistan=EE?= To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030413173251.GF24435@kurdistan.ath.cx> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Subject: Re: Console beep function? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 17:32:54 -0000 Hello, > I have a program I want to port from Windows that beeps > intermittently at various frequencies, and it appears that there's no direct > equivalent of the Windows functions for making noise. Suggestions? There most certainly is! Try out ^G (control+G) Now I remember doing something like this to "warn" myself when the local administrator used to log on ;) CC me and I'll try to dig up some of my beeper scripts for you. > It will > only be run on the console, so it doesn't have to work for remote terminals > or anything. Ah... but that's the beauty of it. You can log onto N+ machines and then have them all beep at random intervals ;) Or... you can wait for just the right moment, when the person is deep in concentration to beep them ;) *I of course no longer do this...(fingers x-ed behind back) hehe ;) -- Thanks in advance to anyone and everyone who may reply/post useful comments & suggestions..., thank you! +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Welat xwe ava nake, dest bidin hevdu, pist nedin tu dijminî | | Riya azadiyê ne hêsan e, hêviya xwe bernedin, dema me | | nêzîk e. | | | | Hevaltî bi kesên du rû nekin, hevaltî bi hevdu ra bikin | | Ne ji hevaltiya wan kesên pêxwas û rû dirêj, ne bi wan | | kesên xwînperest, ne jî ji yên din. | | | | -$êrêciya Kurdistanî | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ translation provided on request: sereciya@kurdistan.ath.cx