flash(3curses)
flash --
flash the screen
Synopsis
cc [options] file -lcurses
#include <curses.h>
int flash(void);
Description
The
flash(3curses)
function alerts the user. It flashes the screen, or if that is not possible,
it sounds the audible alarm on the terminal.
If neither signal is possible, nothing happens.
Return value
The
flash(3curses)
function always returns OK.
Errors
No errors are defined.
Usage
Nearly all terminals have an audible alarm, but only some can flash the
screen.
Standards Conformance
The Single UNIX Specification, Version 2; The Open Group.
References
beep(3curses),
curses(4)
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004