beep does not work

saavik · 05-14-2004, 04:46 AM

Hy!

I would like to make my server beep if a script gets to a special point:
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if ( ! /bin/fuser -sn tcp 389); then
beep
fi
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There is no beep coming!

What should i do ?

Thanks!

saavik · 05-14-2004, 05:24 AM

I found

echo 'beep'

or

echo '\a'

is there something nicer ???

itsme86 · 05-14-2004, 07:35 AM

Nicer? If you really want to use the command 'beep' then you can write a tiny script and throw it in your path:

#! /bin/sh
echo '\a'

Hko · 05-14-2004, 11:19 AM

Quote:

#! /bin/sh
echo '\a'

Should use '-e' option for 'echo', otherwise it will just print \a.
Like this:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
echo -e '\a'