Paul E Condon grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
>
> I need something that I can actually hear even when I not paying
> attention. I know I asked about getting the beep function working, but
> now I want to ask about possibilities of getting the external
> speakers, which I know are working for videos to work for playing a
> recording of a beep sound. What I'm trying to have is a way to alert
> me to stop working on my computer and go do something else like, for
> instance, a doctor appointment.
Assuming you're doing this from the shell like you were with the "echo"
command, use play
play {somesoundfile}
And it will play through your media speakers.
--Dave
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