GNU/Linux |
Debian 7.2.0(Wheezy) |
amd64 |
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spd-say(1) |
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spd-say − send text-to-speech output request to speech-dispatcher
spd-say [options] "some text"
spd-say sends text-to-speech output request to speech-dispatcher process which handles it and ideally outputs the result to the audio system.
−r, −−rate
Set the rate of the speech (between −100 and +100, default: 0)
−p, −−pitch
Set the pitch of the speech (between −100 and +100, default: 0)
−i, −−volume
Set the volume (intensity) of the speech (between −100 and +100, default: 0)
−o, −−output−module
Set the output module
−l, −−language
Set the language (iso code)
−t, −−voice−type
Set the preferred voice type (male1, male2, male3, female1, female2, female3, child_male, child_female)
−m, −−punctuation−mode
Set the punctuation mode (none, some, all)
−s, −−spelling
Spell the message
−x, −−ssml
Set SSML mode on (default: off)
−e, −−pipe−mode
Pipe from stdin to stdout plus Speech Dispatcher
−P, −−priority
Set priority of the message (important, message, text, notification, progress; default: text)
−N, −−application−name
Set the application name used to establish the connection to specified string value (default: spd−say)
−n, −−connection−name
Set the connection name used to establish the connection to specified string value (default: main)
−w, −−wait
Wait till the message is spoken or discarded
−S, −−stop
Stop speaking the message being spoken in Speech Dispatcher
−C, −−cancel
Cancel all messages in Speech Dispatcher
−v, −−version
Print version and copyright info
−h, −−help
Print this info
SPEECHD_ADDRESS
specifies TCP endpoint where speech-dispatcher is listening and to which spd-say should connect. Has form of <method>:<address>, where <method> is one of unix_socket and inet_socket. The <address> is either path to Unix domain socket if method is unix_socket, of IP address if method is inet_socket.
speech−dispatcher(1)
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.
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