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# Visible bell mini-Howto

## Alessandro Rubini, `rubini@linux.it`

v2.3, 2001-12-03

This document explains how to use termcap to configure a visual bell on one's system and describes how to disable audible bells on demand.

## 1. Copyright and License

## 2. Introduction

## 3. Spekearectomy

## 4. Per-console Beep Configuration

## 5. Basic Concepts About Termcap and Terminfo

## 6. Defining a Visible Bell

## 7. Disabling the Audible Bell on the Text Console

## 8. Telling Applications to Avoid Beeping

## 9. The Dark Side of the Problem

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