FreeBSD: Disable / Stop Console Beep ( Bell )

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You can disable the console beep (bell) in FreeBSD by adding the following line to your “/etc/sysctl.conf” file:

kern.vt.enable_bell=0

This setting will persist across reboots. If you want to disable the console beep immediately, you can run the following command:

# sysctl kern.vt.enable_bell=0

To verify that the console beep has been disabled, run the following command:

# sysctl kern.vt.enable_bell

This should return a value of “0”, indicating that the console beep is disabled. If you want to re-enable the console beep, set the value to “1” using the same commands.

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