NAME
beep — audible signal
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int beep(void);
DESCRIPTION
The
beep()
function alerts the user. It sounds the audible alarm on the terminal,
or if that is not possible, it flashes the screen (visible bell).
If neither signal is possible, nothing happens.
RETURN VALUE
The
beep()
function always returns OK.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
APPLICATION USAGE
Nearly all terminals have an audible alarm, but only some can flash the
screen.
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in X/Open Curses, Issue 2.
X/Open Curses, Issue 4
The argument list is explicitly declared as void.
The
RETURN VALUE
section is changed to indicate that the function always returns OK.
The
flash()
function is moved to its own entry.
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