1curs_beep(3CURSES)         Curses Library Functions         curs_beep(3CURSES)
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NAME

6       curs_beep, beep, flash - curses bell and screen flash routines
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SYNOPSIS

9       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lcurses [ library ... ]
10       #include <curses.h>
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12       int beep(void);
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15       int flash(void);
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DESCRIPTION

19       The  beep()  and flash() routines are used to signal the terminal user.
20       The routine beep() sounds the audible alarm on the terminal, if  possi‐
21       ble;  if that is not possible, it flashes the screen (visible bell), if
22       that is possible. The routine flash() flashes the screen, and  if  that
23       is not possible, sounds the audible signal. If neither signal is possi‐
24       ble, nothing happens. Nearly all terminals have an audible signal (bell
25       or beep), but only some can flash the screen.
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RETURN VALUES

28       These routines always return OK.
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ATTRIBUTES

31       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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36       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
37       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
38       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
39       │MT-Level                     │Unsafe                       │
40       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

43       curses(3CURSES), attributes(5)
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NOTES

46       The header <curses.h> automatically includes the headers  <stdio.h> and
47       <unctrl.h>.
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51SunOS 5.11                        31 Dec 1996               curs_beep(3CURSES)