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alarm {utils}R Documentation

Alert the user

Description

Gives an audible or visual signal to the user.

Usage

alarm()

Details

alarm() works by sending a "\a" character to the console. On most platforms this will ring a bell, beep, or give some other signal to the user (unless standard output has been redirected).

Value

No useful value is returned.

Examples

alarm()

[Package utils version 2.9.0 ]