beep(3XCURSES) X/Open Curses Library Functions beep(3XCURSES)NAME
beep, flash - activate audio-visual alarm
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib
-R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ]
c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <curses.h>
int beep(void);
int flash(void);
DESCRIPTION
The beep() and flash() functions produce an audio and visual alarm on the terminal, respectively. If the terminal has the capability,
beep() sounds a bell or beep and flash() flashes the screen. One alarm is substituted for another if the terminal does not support the
capability called (see terminfo(4) bel and flash capabilities). For example, a call to beep() for a terminal without that capability
results in a flash.
RETURN VALUES
These functions always return OK.
ERRORS
None.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |Unsafe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO libcurses(3XCURSES), terminfo(4), attributes(5), standards(5)SunOS 5.11 5 Jun 2002 beep(3XCURSES)
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beep(3XCURSES) X/Open Curses Library Functions beep(3XCURSES)NAME
beep, flash - activate audio-visual alarm
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib
-R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ]
c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <curses.h>
int beep(void);
int flash(void);
DESCRIPTION
The beep() and flash() functions produce an audio and visual alarm on the terminal, respectively. If the terminal has the capability,
beep() sounds a bell or beep and flash() flashes the screen. One alarm is substituted for another if the terminal does not support the
capability called (see terminfo(4) bel and flash capabilities). For example, a call to beep() for a terminal without that capability
results in a flash.
RETURN VALUES
These functions always return OK.
ERRORS
None.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |Unsafe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO libcurses(3XCURSES), terminfo(4), attributes(5), standards(5)SunOS 5.10 5 Jun 2002 beep(3XCURSES)
hiho,
who has an idea how i can tell my shell that it should not beep on errors or when i'm using the TAB in bash to complete
noone needs to know when i make mistakes ;-)
solaris 9 (SPARC)
bash 2.05
thx a lot
Preßy (1 Reply)
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