Terminal Guide

Bell (BEL)

BEL07
urxvt
xterm
vte
konsole
linuxvc

Traditionally rings a bell.

Current implementations vary in how this is interpreted. Most implementations still support an audible signal but often also offer setting window manager urgency hints or other advanced reactions.

urxvt ( ✔ )

🛈 audible beep, deiconify, urgency hint, visual bell

xterm ( ✔ )

🛈 audible beep, urgency hint, visual bell, raise window

vte ( ✔ )

🛈 audible beep, terminals that use vte can add additional behavior.

konsole ( ✔ )

🛈 audible beep, visual bell, KNotify