spd-say1
Send text-to-speech output request to speech-dispatcher
Usage
spd-say [options]
"some
text"
Overview
send text-to-speech output request to speech-dispatcher
Options
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-r, --rate -
Set the rate of the speech (between
-100and +100, default: 0)
-
-p, --pitch -
Set the pitch of the speech (between
-100and +100, default: 0)
-
-R, --pitch-range -
Set the pitch range of the speech (between
-100and +100, default: 0)
-
-i, --volume -
Set the volume (intensity) of the speech (between
-100and +100, default: 0)
-
-o, --output-module -
Set the output module
-
-O, --list-output-modules -
Get the list of output modules
-
-I, --sound-icon -
Play the sound icon
-
-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)
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-L, --list-synthesis-voices -
Get the list of synthesis voices
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-y, --synthesis-voice -
Set the synthesis voice
-
-c, --character -
Speak the character
-
-k, --key -
Speak the key
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-m, --punctuation-mode -
Set the punctuation mode (none, some, most, all)
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-s, --spelling -
Spell the message
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-x, --ssml -
Set SSML mode on (default: off)
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-e, --pipe-mode -
Read text to be spoken on stdin, write it on stdout unchanged, and the
corresponding speech through 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
-
-C, --cancel -
Cancel all messages
-
-v, --version -
Print version and copyright info
-
-h, --help -
Print this info
Please report bugs to [email protected]
Releases
7 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 4 times.
--character since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--key since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--list-output-modules since Debian 10 (Buster);
--list-synthesis-voices since Debian 10 (Buster);
--pitch-range since Debian 10 (Buster);
--sound-icon since Debian 10 (Buster);
--synthesis-voice since Debian 10 (Buster);
-I since Debian 10 (Buster);
-L since Debian 10 (Buster);
-O since Debian 10 (Buster);
-R since Debian 10 (Buster);
-c since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-k since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-y since Debian 10 (Buster).