gene heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > On 8/28/23 12:20, zithro wrote: > > On 28 Aug 2023 09:29, gene heskett wrote: > >> Greetings; > >> > >> odd request: > > > > Yeah, almost unreal ^^ > > > >> > >> Somewhere, for some unk reason, there is a sound file file that > >> plays at max volume, usually around 2 AM or slightly later, that > >> is very similar to the 40 yo doorbell in this house. A bing-bong > >> sound that differs from the real doorbell by maybe 5hz in pitch. > >> Wakes me up, spoiling a good nights sleep, maybe a dozen times a > >> year an apparently random dates. > > > > Have you checked all the cron files and the systemd timers ? > > cron yes, systemd timers no, don't know how. > > >> To aid in finding it, what extension might that file be carrying > >> to indicate its a .snd fle, which according to grep on ls -lR's > >> output, does not exist in the thousands of files under hundreds of > >> random names. > > The keyword above is extension, the find/grep tools seem to find a > match anywhere in a filename. getting a thousand hits, none of which > are the last 4 chars of a name.
RTFM? Or Larry's email :) And look for all the 'extensions' people have mentioned. > > What if you didn't use an extension when you created the audio > > file ? > >> This file that sounds exactly like my doorbell has existed on my > >> 24/7/365.25 on main system for at least 20 years. I'd like to A. > >> find it, B. find what condition uses it, fix the condition, or > >> even delete it. > > > > Maybe find the script(s) where you use this sound ? > > I mean to find HOW you played this sound, ie. with which > > application. With ALSA, you could have used "aplay FILE.wav", but > > you could also have used xmms, audacity, VLC, mpv, etc. > > Its usually in the middle of the night, waking me up because it is as > loud as the real door bell would be. Last Saturday was unusual as it > sounded off at 2:06 and 6:58 EDT. Never occurred while I'm sitting > here. Most of the noises it makes are 30 db quieter. So don't try to find it when it happens. Just make a note of the exact time and look in the morning after breakfast and coffee!
