[sf-lug] system beep

[jim]

when i use the command 
$ echo $'\a' 
i hear nothing. the gui controls show the sound 
is on and at its loudest position. 

i'd like to hear the "bell". how? 
(maybe understanding this will help puzzle out 
why embedding the same call in an at command 
doesn't work.) 



On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 17:49 -0800, Alex Kleider wrote:
> The recent thread re the 'dreaded system beep' prompted me to ask the following which has been a puzzle for me for a long time:
> 
> if at the linux command line (bash shell) I type
> $ echo $'\a'
> the bell rings
> 
> if I create a file bell.sh with the following content
>     #!/bin/bash
>     echo $'\a'
> and do the appropriate chmod
> and then type
> $ ./bell.sh
> the bell rings.
> 
> So far so good.
> But: if I type
> $ at <time in the very near future> ./bell.sh
> nothing happens.
> 
> I assume the problem is that a new shell is created to run the command, and that shell's output does not get to stdout and hence the bell doesn't ring.
> 
> Does anyone happen to know how the bell can be made to ring?
> I'm guessing that I need a call directly to the system bell (?kernel level?) rather than to just send a control character to stdout.
> 
> cheers,
> alex
> 
> 
> 
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