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Date:	Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:14:45 +0100
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From:	"Schwarz, Konrad" <konrad DOT schwarz AT siemens DOT com>
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Hi,
please disregard the previous mail, it was a hardware problem.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schwarz, Konrad 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 14:11
> To: 'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'
> Subject: Terminal Bell
> 
> Hi,
> 
> when running cygwin in a Windows console, I cannot get it to 
> emit an audible beep -- I always get a "visual bell" (screen 
> flash), even when using echo ^g directly or using echo -e \\a.
> 
> I don't think this is a vi issue, as set vb? returns 
> novisualbell.  Since echo -e \\a and echo ^g do not beep 
> either, I don't think it is a TERM issue.  The computer beeps 
> in other programs, so it is not a hardware issue.  I couldn't 
> find any option in stty that might change this, nor anything 
> in the CYGWIN environment variable.  Finally, the mail 
> archives didn't offer any clues either.
> 
> How can one enable audible beeps in Cygwin?
> 
> Best regards,
> Konrad Schwarz

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