I’m running a long running custom nodejs script and would like to be notified

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Asked: June 9, 20262026-06-09T19:31:52+00:00 2026-06-09T19:31:52+00:00

I’m running a long running custom nodejs script and would like to be notified when the script is completed.

How do I make nodejs trigger the “System Bell”?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-09T19:31:54+00:00

Output the BELL character (Unicode 0007) to the standard output.

console.log('\u0007');

Update 2023

Solution above doesn’t work anymore, but writing directly to stdout still works (tested on Node.js v14.20):

process.stdout.write('\u0007');

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