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Re: [TCLUG:1420] how do I make a beep?



Quoting Ben Luey (lueyb@carleton.edu):
> I want to have a friend be able to make my computer beep when we telnet's
> in to my computer. Is there a "beep" command I can use?
> 

Not sure, but you can run swatch which monitors your log files and you
can set a pattern that looks for telnet in the logs and beeps when it
finds one.

vi ~/.swatchrc

/in.telnetd/ 	echo=inverse,bell=1

This will make the login msg in your swatch window inverse and ring
the bell 1 time.
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