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SPD-SAY(1) User Commands SPD-SAY(1)

NAME

spd-say - send text-to-speech output request to speech-dispatcher

SYNOPSIS

spd-say [options] "some text"

DESCRIPTION

send text-to-speech output request to speech-dispatcher

OPTIONS

Set the rate of the speech (between -100 and +100, default: 0)
Set the pitch of the speech (between -100 and +100, default: 0)
Set the pitch range of the speech (between -100 and +100, default: 0)
Set the volume (intensity) of the speech (between -100 and +100, default: 0)
Set the output module
Get the list of output modules
Play the sound icon
Set the language (ISO code)
Set the preferred voice type (male1, male2, male3, female1, female2 female3, child_male, child_female)
Get the list of synthesis voices
Set the synthesis voice
Speak the character
Speak the key
Set the punctuation mode (none, some, most, all)
Spell the message
Set SSML mode on (default: off)
Pipe from stdin to stdout plus Speech Dispatcher
Set priority of the message (important, message, text, notification, progress;default: text)
Set the application name used to establish the connection to specified string value (default: spd-say)
Set the connection name used to establish the connection to specified string value (default: main)
Wait till the message is spoken or discarded
Stop speaking the message being spoken
Cancel all messages
Print version and copyright info
Print this info

Please report bugs to speechd-discuss@nongnu.org

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002-2012 Brailcom, o.p.s.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. Please see COPYING for more details.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for spd-say is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and spd-say programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info spd-say

should give you access to the complete manual.

September 2021 spd-say 0.10.2