The 'beep' command provides far greater control over the sound that is produced.
For example, an exact pitch (in Hz) can be selected.
On 03 May 2002 21:31:09 -0500, Jim Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why does one need a 'beep' command? "echo -en '\a'" seems to do the
> trick quite nicely, or just send a ^g to the console in your language of
> choice.
>
> On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 01:08, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> > On Fri, 3 May 2002 01:21:59 -0400, Brian York <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > What would be a command to make the internal speaker beep?
> >
> > I think you have just answered your own question -- the package is called
> > 'beep', and it contains a command called 'beep' :)
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