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beep(1)			    General Commands Manual		       beep(1)

NAME
       beep -- play a beep sound

SYNOPSIS
       beep    [-F    frequency]    [-D	  duration_ms]	 [-r   sample_rate_hz]
	    [-d	oss_device] [-g	gain] [-B] [-h]

DESCRIPTION
       The beep	utility	is used	to playback a beep on the soundcard.

       The options are as follows:

       -F	  Sets the center frequency of the beep	in Hz.	The default is
		  440 Hz .

       -D	  Sets the duration of the beep	in milliseconds.  The  default
		  is 150 ms .

       -d	  Sets the soundcard to	use.  The default is /dev/dsp .

       -r	  Sets	the  soundcard samplerate in Hz.  The default is 48000
		  Hz.

       -g	  Sets the waveform gain, between 0 and	100 inclusively.   The
		  default is 75.

       -B	  Runs the beep	utility	in the background.

       -h	  Display summary of options.

EXAMPLES
       Playback	default	beep sound using /dev/dsp .

	     $ beep

SEE ALSO
       mixer(3), sound(4),

HISTORY
       The beep	utility	first appeared in FreeBSD 14.0.

AUTHORS
       Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@FreeBSD.org>

FreeBSD	13.2		       November	4, 2021			       beep(1)

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