On 0, Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How does one get a beep unconditionally from that little speaker be it > from a batch job or whatever. Assume I can give a valid $XAUTHORITY. > > I used to do the below, but now: > $ echo -e \\a > /dev/console > bash: /dev/console: Permission denied > Now only root can make it beep. Without resorting to root powers, > what can one do?
echo -e \\a
works for me, both in a shell and a script.
Tom
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