Re: Beep

[Ookhoi <ookhoi@dds.nl>]

> >> > > How to make beep?
> >> > > I don't want to do peintf "\a" but i have a process which has no controlling
> >> > > terminal (from atd/cron)
> >> 
> >> Ookhoi:
> >> > I just echo \a to /dev/tty8  It doesn't bother me there, and it makes a
> >> > beeb (from out of a .procmailrc :-)
> >> 
> >> You could also use the "wall" command - it notifies all logged-in users.
> >> 
> >> Advantages:
> >>  * also displays a message
> >>  * notifies people even over telnet etc
> >>  
> >> Disadvantages:
> >>  * distracting message presented to users
> >>  * does nothing if no-one is logged in
> > 
> > Yeah, but the disadvantage _is_ that it actualy writes something to your
> > screen. I just want the sound. :-)
> > But thanx of course!
> 
> You could play a wav or ulaw file.  'play /path/to/file.wav' would
> work.  This doesn't care about consoles or anything, as long as the
> account that the command is run under has write access to the /dev/dsp
> device you should be fine.  

I don't have a soundcard installed... :-(

> This has the advantage of letting you
> select the sound for easy descrimination between some other random
> beep

Well, it is an annoying beeb every second for one minute, so it just
can't miss my attention. :-)

		Groetjes, Ookhoi