[ltp] annoying beep

[lorenzo martignoni]

Luis Marquez <luism@inferno.darktech.org> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I recently installed Debian 2.2 on my TP600 and I am trying to find a way
> to either get rid of or tone down the volume of the beep that happens when 
> I am using an editor at the console (when I try to go past the beginning or
> end of a file) and when I am using tab completion and there is not a match.
> I tried looking through the console config files without any luck. Normally
> this does not bother me, but it is very loud on the thinkpad.

hello,

you have to put in your /etc/inputrc or ~/.inputrc this line:

	set bell-style none

but this turn off bell only in bash.

In less, vim, ..., the bell is turned on ;-(
With vim you can use ":set vb t_vb=" to disable bell and visualbell
(aka screen flash)

lorenzo

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