Reference

beep(3)

ring the bell


        
    

    
        

NAME

beep - ring the bell

SYNOPSIS

beep ?percent?


        
    


        

DESCRIPTION

The beep command rings the keyboard bell. Percent is relative to the base volume of the keyboard bell and can range from -100 to 100 inclusive.

If percent is nonnegative then the bell volume is:

base - [(base * percent) / 100] + percent

If percent is negative then the bell volume is:

base + [(base * percent) / 100]

The default percent is 50.

EXAMPLE

beep

KEYWORDS

bell, beep