NAME¶
speech-dispatcher - server process managing speech requests in Speech Dispatcher
SYNOPSIS¶
speech-dispatcher [
-{d|s}] [
-l {1|2|3|4|5}] [
-c
com_method] [
-S socket_path] [
-p port]
| [
-v]
| [
-h]
DESCRIPTION¶
speech-dispatcher is a server process that is responsible for
transforming requests for text-to-speech output into actual speech hearable in
the speakers. It arbitrates concurrent speech requests based on message
priorities, and abstracts different speech synthesizers. Client programs, like
screen readers or navigation software, send speech requests to
speech-dispatcher using TCP protocol (with the help of client
libraries).
speech-dispatcher is usually started automatically by
client libraries (i.e. autospawn), so you only need to run it manually if
testing/debugging, or when in other explicit need for a special setup.
OPTIONS¶
- -d, --run-daemon
- Run as a daemon
- -s, --run-single
- Run as single application
- -a, --spawn
- Start only if autospawn is not disabled
- -l, --log-level
- Set log level (1..5)
- -c, --communication-method
- Communication method to use (unix_socket or inet_socket)
-S, --socket-path Socket path to use for 'unix_socket' method (filesystem
path or 'default')
- -p, --port
- Specify a port number for 'inet_socket' method
- -P, --pid-file
- Set path to pid file
- -C, --config-dir
- Set path to configuration
- -v, --version
- Report version of this program
- -D, --debug
- Output debugging information into
/tmp/.speech-dispatcher
- -h, --help
- Print this info
BUGS¶
Please report bugs to <speechd-bugs@freebsoft.org>
SEE ALSO¶
spd-say(1)
The full documentation for
speech-dispatcher is maintained as a Texinfo
manual. If the
info and
speech-dispatcher programs are properly
installed at your site, the command
- info speech-dispatcher
should give you access to the complete manual.
