The spd-say command¶
spd-say sends text-to-speech output request to speech-dispatcher process which handles it and ideally outputs the result to the audio system.
Syntax:¶
$ spd-say [options] "some text"
Options:¶
``` -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 ```
Examples :¶
- To Play the given text as the sound.
$ spd-say "Hello"
Plays "Hello" in sound.