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.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd November 4, 2021
-.Dt beep 1
+.Dd November 19, 2025
+.Dt BEEP 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm beep
.Nd play a beep sound
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Op Fl F Ar frequency
+.Op Fl Bh
.Op Fl D Ar duration_ms
-.Op Fl r Ar sample_rate_hz
+.Op Fl F Ar frequency_hz
.Op Fl d Ar oss_device
.Op Fl g Ar gain
-.Op Fl B
-.Op Fl h
+.Op Fl r Ar sample_rate_hz
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-utility is used to playback a beep on the soundcard.
+utility is used to play a beep on the sound card.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
-.Bl -tag -width "-f device"
-.It Fl F
-Sets the center frequency of the beep in Hz.
-The default is 440 Hz .
-.It Fl D
-Sets the duration of the beep in milliseconds.
-The default is 150 ms .
-.It Fl d
-Sets the soundcard to use.
-The default is /dev/dsp .
-.It Fl r
-Sets the soundcard samplerate in Hz.
-The default is 48000 Hz.
-.It Fl g
-Sets the waveform gain, between 0 and 100 inclusively.
-The default is 75.
+.Bl -tag -width "-r sample_rate_hz"
.It Fl B
Runs the
.Nm
utility in the background.
+.It Fl D Ar duration_ms
+Sets the duration of the beep in milliseconds,
+between 50\~ms and 2000\~ms inclusively.
+The default is 150\~ms.
+.It Fl F Ar frequency_hz
+Sets the center frequency of the beep in Hz.
+The default is 440\~Hz.
+.It Fl d Ar oss_device
+Sets the OSS device to use.
+The default is
+.Pa /dev/dsp .
+.It Fl g Ar gain
+Sets the waveform gain, between 0 and 100 inclusively.
+The default is 75.
.It Fl h
Display summary of options.
+.It Fl r Ar sample_rate_hz
+Sets the sound card sample rate in Hz,
+between 8000\~Hz and 48000\~Hz inclusively.
+The default is 48000\~Hz.
.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
-.Pp
-Playback default beep sound using /dev/dsp .
+Play default beep sound on
+.Pa /dev/dsp :
.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent
.It $ beep
.El
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ Playback default beep sound using /dev/dsp .
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
-utility first appeared in FreeBSD 14.0.
+utility first appeared in
+.Fx 14.0 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Hans Petter Selasky Aq Mt hselasky@FreeBSD.org