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.so man.macros
.TH bell n 8.0 Ck "Ck Built-In Commands"
.BS
'\" Note:  do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
.SH NAME
bell \- Ring a terminal's bell
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBbell\fR
.BE

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This command rings the bell on the terminal if supported, otherwise the
terminal's screen is flashed. An empty string is returned as result of
this command. \fBBell\fR is carried out immediately, i.e. not deferred
until the application becomes idle.

.SH KEYWORDS
beep, bell, ring