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From: boykin@encore.com (Joseph Boykin)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: How to stop VI's beeping?
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Date: 24 Sep 90 15:44:41 GMT
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In article <14018@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt0701a@prism.gatech.EDU
(FRANK,MARTIN ROBERT) writes:
> As a longtime VI user I'm pretty experienced in it but there is
> one really annoying thing about VI:
> Every time you make an 'error', like trying to go past the left
> border, VI beeps; driving not only me but also my officemates
> nuts.
> Is there any possibility to get rid of this (short of destroying
> the speaker of my terminal?

You could turn down the volume :-)

Some versions of VI have a 'flash' option (:set flash), which will
turn beeps to screen flashes.  I find this even more obnoxious than
the bell.

The other choice is to change termcap entries.  You'll probably
see "vb=^G" or no 'vb' entry in your termcap entry.  Change this
to "vb=" and no more bells.

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Joseph Boykin
Manager, Mach OS Development
Encore Computer Corp
Treasurer, IEEE Computer Society

Internet: boykin@encore.com
Phone: 508-460-0500 x2720