> 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? > -- > http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780
Try: printf "\a" HTH -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen W. Juranich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Electrical Engineering http://students.washington.edu/sjuranic University of Washington http://ssli.ee.washington.edu/ssli -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
