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+/* xbell -- sound the X11 bell
+ * Copyright (C) 2008  Neale Pickett <neale@woozle.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+
+#include "obj.h"
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  Display *display = NULL;
+  int      percent = 100;
+
+  if (argc == 2) {
+    percent = (int)strtol(argv[1], NULL, 10);
+  }
+  if ((argc > 2) || (0 == percent)) {
+    (void)fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [PERCENT]\n", argv[0]);
+    return 64;                  /* EX_USAGE */
+  }
+
+  try {
+    if (! (display = XOpenDisplay(NULL))) raise("cannot open display");
+    if (! (XBell(display, percent))) break;
+  } while (0);
+
+  if (display) {
+    (void)XCloseDisplay(display);
+  }
+
+  except {
+    (void)fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s\n", exception);
+    return 69;                  /* EX_UNAVAILABLE */
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}