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beep(n) 						       BLT Built-In Commands							   beep(n)

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NAME
       beep - ring the bell

SYNOPSIS
       beep ?percent?
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DESCRIPTION
       The  beep  command  rings  the  keyboard  bell.	Percent is relative to the base volume of the keyboard bell and can range from -100 to 100
       inclusive.

       If percent is nonnegative then the bell volume is:

	      base - [(base * percent) / 100] + percent

       If percent is negative then the bell volume is:

	      base + [(base * percent) / 100]

       The default percent is 50.

EXAMPLE
	      beep

KEYWORDS
       bell, beep

BLT
									2.4								   beep(n)