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# ALERT
`ALERT` Raise an alert in the UI
### When to use it
`ALERT` displays a full-screen alert message and plays the alert ringtone if the user has one selected. It can be called from `alert` payloads or normal user payloads - whenever an event requires the users attention, use `ALERT`!
#### Syntax
```none
ALERT [message]
```
**message *****required***
Arbitrary message presented to the user. Messages should be kept short enough to fit on the display.
An alert
### Results
`ALERT` displays the requested test, and has no returned data.
### Examples
```bash
ALERT "Notice me!"
__demo=$(TEXT_PICKER "No default text" "") || exit 0
```
{% hint style="info" %}
Remember to enclose the prompt text in quotes if it contains spaces!
{% endhint %}