doubt in echo \a for beeping an alert

mq15 · 02-06-2010, 11:23 AM

Hi there,
Below is the shell script that I am writing to beep an alert but listen to nothing.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
echo Listen to the alert!
echo -e "\a"
echo listened ?

Kindly tell me where I am wrong.
Best Regards.

hunternet93 · 02-06-2010, 09:16 PM

For alerts etc, I usually use the program 'beep'. It should be installable via your distribution's package manager. Then just call it from your shell script.

bmxcess · 02-06-2010, 09:27 PM

I have speaker disabled on my box. You could use notify-send for visual alerts if using gnome.

sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin