---
name: "beep"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "blt-dev"
version: "2.4u-7"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/beep/3"
---

# beep(3)

ring the bell

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## NAME

beep - ring the bell

## SYNOPSIS

**beep** ?*percent*?

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## 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