On 07/19/2007 03:09 PM, tim braun wrote:
> dear debian gurus,
> how can stop that beeb whenever i enter a wrong command in vi ?
>
> thanx alot
> tim
>

:set vb

That gets you a visual bell (flashing screen). If you want to stop the
screen from flashing, try this:

:set t_vb=

I'm assuming that your question is actually about vim rather than the
old vi.