🖥️say

➡️This is a command-line reference manual for commands and command combinations that you don’t use often enough to remember it. This cheatsheet explains the say command with important options and switches using examples.

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# say
# Converts text to speech.

# Say a phrase aloud:
say "I like to ride my bike."

# Read a file aloud:
say -f filename.txt

# Say a phrase with a custom voice and speech rate:
say -v voice -r words_per_minute "I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that."

# List the available voices:
say -v ?

# Hear the available voices
say -v ? | awk '{ print $1 }' | while read v; do echo "$v is speaking..."; say -v $v "Hi, my name is $v"; done

# Create an audio file of the spoken text:
say -o filename.aiff "Here's to the Crazy Ones."
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