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How to type ^G (Ctrl + G) in Code Editors

I am trying to create a batch file that plays the beep sound of Bell character. Whenever I try typing Ctrl+G, it triggers the Go To Dialog. I have tried Notepad, Notepad++ and VSCode.

Directly typing echo Ctrl+G in the command line works but I want to run it through a batch file.

If typing Ctrl+G is not possible, is there any other way of playing that beep sound?

Solution

  • There are many ways to do that

    • In cmd type echo echo ^G >bell.bat (i.e. press Ctrl+G after typing echo echo then redirect the output to a file) and open bell.bat in any text editor and continue editing the file
    • In Notepad++ you can type 07, select it then open menu Plugins > Converter > HEX -> ASCII
    • Use Alt Code. In any text editor press Alt+Numpad 7
    • ...

    In PowerShell it's even easier. Simply run [char]7 or print it in any echo command and you'll hear a bell. You can also do that from cmd by running powershell -C [char]7 but it's recommended to use PowerShell instead

    In PowerShell you also have [console]::Beep() or [console]::Beep(frequency, duration). For example to beep 2 seconds of A440 run

    [console]::Beep(440, 2000)