'Is there a way to get my laptop to beep from within a bash script running on a remote server via SSH?

I have a bash script that I have to regularly run on a remote server. Part of the script includes running a backup which takes a while, and after it has run, I have to hit "Y" to confirm that the backup worked before the script will continue.

I would like to know if there is a way to get my laptop to make a beep (or some sort of sound) when that happens. I know that echo -e '\a' makes a beep, but if I run it from within a script on the remote server, the beep happens on the remote server.

I have control of the script that is being run, so I could easily change it to do something special.

bashsshremote-serverbeep


Solution 1:[1]

You could send the command through ssh back to your computer like:

ssh user@host "echo -e '\a'"

Just make sure you have ssh key authentication from your server to your computer so the command can run smoothly

Solution 2:[2]

In my case the offered solutions with echo didn't work. I'm using a macbook and connect to an ubuntu system. I keep the terminal open and I'd like to be informed when a long running bash script is ready.

What I did notice is that if I shutdown the remote system then it will beep the macbook and show an alarm icon on the relevant tab. So I have now implemented a bit of dirty workaround:

sudo shutdown 1440 && shutdown -c

This will initiate the system to shutdown and will immediately cancel the request. And I do get the alarm beep + icon. You will need to setup sudo to allow the user to permit shutdown. As it was my own remote server it was no problem but could limit the usability for others.

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Solution 1 Mackaber
Solution 2 Bob Siefkes

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