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A bell code also exists in Baudot Code , which has been used in Teleprinter s in some form since 1874 . Sending a bell code would get the attention of the teleprinter operator at the other end of the line.

In the C Programming Language , the bell character is represented as '\a' ("alert" or "audible"). In Unicode , there is a character for visual representation of bell character, ”symbol for bell“, U+2407 () — not to be confused with the actual bell character, U+0007.

In the Windows Command Prompt , as with the earlier PC-DOS or MS-DOS command prompts on which it is based, the user can type the word "echo" followed by a CTRL+G, which will appear as

:echo ^G

  • Note: XP Users May Just Enter Ctrl+G Several Times To Beep In Command.-->



DISABLING THE BEEP


Some people find machine beeps and other sounds annoying and want to remove them. On a Windows machine this can be accomplished by taking one of the following steps:

  • Download Powertoys . It has a setting for disabling the beep

  • Delete the Registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents

  • In Device Manager, select "Show Hidden Devices", then disable "Beep" under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers"

  • In Command Prompt type "NET STOP beep"