NAME¶
beep,
flash -
curses bell and screen flash routines
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <curses.h>
int beep(void);
int flash(void);
DESCRIPTION¶
The
beep and
flash routines are used to alert the terminal user.
The routine
beep sounds an audible alarm on the terminal, if possible;
otherwise it flashes the screen (visible bell). The routine
flash
flashes the screen, and if that is not possible, sounds the alert. If neither
alert is possible, nothing happens. Nearly all terminals have an audible alert
(bell or beep), but only some can flash the screen.
RETURN VALUE¶
These routines return
OK if they succeed in beeping or flashing,
ERR otherwise.
EXTENSIONS¶
SVr4's beep and flash routines always returned
OK, so it was not possible
to tell when the beep or flash failed.
PORTABILITY¶
These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4. Like SVr4, it
specifies that they always return
OK.
SEE ALSO¶
ncurses(3NCURSES)