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Make tmux echo bells in the current window and also print a message for bells in other windows
I am using tmux 3.4 on Ubuntu noble 24.04.3. I would like tmux to handle bells as follows:
If a bell occurs in the current window, echo it and don't do anything else.
If a bell occurs in a window ...
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How to make ring-bell in a pc without pc speaker?
Some modern pc motherboards don't have pc speaker.
In my case
sudo modprobe pcspkr
module load but I cannot see any changes in dev
sudo modprobe pcspkr
sudo find /dev/ -mmin -1
/dev/ptmx
/dev/pts/5
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Unix terminal flashes white on autocomplete
When I work with a terminal via ssh and press Tab button my screen is flickering white.
Is there a way to disable it?
I connect to a Ubuntu server via putty.
My shell is Zsh but I have the same ...
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Zsh - how to enable backspace terminal beep sound
How can I enable the bell sound in my kali linux terminal (zsh) when I backspace or hit tab for suggestions, notice that the beep works when I'm in a sub shell (eg. I accessed mysql CLI the backspace ...
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Why does `$PS1` sometimes include the bell, `\a`? [duplicate]
In Ubuntu 18.04 and 22.04 (WSL), I've noticed that $PS1 contains a "bell" character, \a:
$ echo $PS1
\[\e]0;\u@\h: \w\a\]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\...
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How to make the screen blink from the command prompt?
Is there a Linux command that makes the screen blink for a fraction of a second? Possibly on all virtual desktops?
I would use it to get a visual feedback to signal the end of a build, something like:
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How to make terminal bell not so loud (quieter)?
I use Debian and Mate, also I use vim a lot.
There are a lot of answers about how to disable that loud beeping sound, it is called "terminal bell" in mate-terminal settings, but actually the ...
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Screen goes blank (black) for a few seconds when (Ubuntu) dual monitor setup
The laptop and monitor screen (connected via hdmi) goes blank.
example:
when autocomplete in terminal fails
when taking a screenshot
I believe the OS is trying to play a notification sound but it is ...
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Loud beep sound from manjaro
I am using Manjaro
When I press backspace in an empty search or when I want to shutdown my PC using the GUI, a loud beep is heard.
Can anyone help me remove this sound?
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Best practice for generating bell/beep in a *n*x GUI-oriented program
I've managed to get myself into an argument elsewhere trying to discourage somebody from writing a library that invokes aplay in order to get a GUI program to make a simple noise: the sort of thing ...
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plan 9 fonts on linux console
I am wondering how I can convert plan 9 fonts for use with the linux console, there is very little info on the topic. All i can find is vga medium having been ported to true type, but it doesnt look ...
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KDE somehow mute Konsole, yet IntelliJ terminal plays "beep" sound as normal
I found out that the "beep" sound is only produced inside of the IntelliJ's (RubyMine to be more specific) terminal. All tput bel, echo ^G and echo $'\a' produces a normal annoying sound. On addition ...
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How to invert 'watch -b'?
I'm trying to get my terminal to alert me with a simple bell once my domain registration has finished (is resolvable).
From watch --help:
Options:
-b, --beep beep if command has a non-...
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Ring the computer bell without a terminal
I know how to ring the bell with echo -ne '\a' (or, even better if you don’t mind relying on an external command: tput bel). However, what it actually does is sending some special code to the output; ...
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Make noise on Ubuntu 18.04 without internet
I have an Ubuntu machine that currently has no internet connection. I want to set it up so it makes a sound when internet comes back.
I'm not sure this machine has a PC speaker, but there is a ...
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