# Can I send CTRL-ALT-l from a node?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-send-ctrl-alt-l-from-a-node/28140>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [10 June 2020 22:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-send-ctrl-alt-l-from-a-node/28140 "2020-06-10T22:39:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![SteveMann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/stevemann/32/3810_2.png) [@SteveMann](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SteveMann)\
**Post date:** [10 June 2020 22:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-send-ctrl-alt-l-from-a-node/28140/1 "2020-06-10T22:39:08Z")

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Can I send CTRL+ALT+l from a node?  
I use an inject node (inject on start) to play a tone on the PC speaker to give me an audible alert that the Deploy is finished. I would like to start with my debug log blank. So, can I send the ctrl-alt-l or is the debug log in a separate file that I could delete on startup?

 ![deploy finished](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/2/a2102887e1a2c83251d10b3bccf352f9ddb978aa.jpeg)

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[{"id":"933ac53d.c45d88","type":"inject","z":"eb64de9a.f978e","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":true,"x":150,"y":320,"wires":[["c18a0cc1.0190d"]]},{"id":"c18a0cc1.0190d","type":"file in","z":"eb64de9a.f978e","name":"Reads Unlock.wav","filename":"/config/node-red/sounds/Unlock.wav","format":"","chunk":false,"sendError":false,"x":370,"y":320,"wires":[["521798b7.9b13e8"]],"info":"Reads the file: \"unlock.wav\""},{"id":"521798b7.9b13e8","type":"play audio","z":"eb64de9a.f978e","name":"","voice":"0","x":630,"y":320,"wires":[]}]

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [11 June 2020 04:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-send-ctrl-alt-l-from-a-node/28140/2 "2020-06-11T04:54:03Z")

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I don't think this is possible.

But maybe this could be a feature request. @knolleary - would it be feasible to add a setting (like a checkbox): 'clear debug log on deploy' ? This may need to be part of the deploy pulldown to quickly turn it off/on.

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**Author:** ![SteveMann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/stevemann/32/3810_2.png) [@SteveMann](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SteveMann)\
**Post date:** [11 June 2020 10:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-send-ctrl-alt-l-from-a-node/28140/3 "2020-06-11T10:53:47Z")

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I like that even better.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [10 August 2020 11:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-i-send-ctrl-alt-l-from-a-node/28140/4 "2020-08-10T11:01:57Z")

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Closed on 10 August 2020 11:01 UTC

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