> > How to make beep? > > I don't want to do peintf "\a" but i have a process which has no controlling > > terminal (from atd/cron)
Ookhoi: > I just echo \a to /dev/tty8 It doesn't bother me there, and it makes a > beeb (from out of a .procmailrc :-) You could also use the "wall" command - it notifies all logged-in users. Advantages: * also displays a message * notifies people even over telnet etc Disadvantages: * distracting message presented to users * does nothing if no-one is logged in It's in the bsdutils package. HTH Jiri -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We'll know the future has arrived when every mailer transparently quotes lines that begin with "From ", but no-one remembers why.
