Subj : Re: How to disable audible warning <BEL> or ^G?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Sybren Stuvel
Date : Thu Aug 26 2004 05:57 pm

no name enlightened us with:
> Short of disconnecting my PC speaker is there a way to get rid of
> those annoying beeps I get when I do something that the shell
> doesn't like.  Type ^U on an empty line: get a beep.  Type <ESC>
> twice in VI: get a beep.  Type <TAB> for command expansion on a
> unique item: get a beep...It's enough to drive me up the freekin
> wall!

Check out /etc/inputrc

> My old PC didn't have a speaker so I had forgotten how annoying that
> (feature) is.

Why not disconnect the speaker?

Sybren
-- 
The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

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