espeak

Uses text-to-speech to speak through the default sound device.

More information.

• Speak a phrase aloud:

espeak "I like to ride my bike."

• Speak a file aloud:

espeak -f {filename}

• Save output to a WAV audio file, rather than speaking it directly:

espeak -w {filename.wav} "It's GNU plus Linux"

• Use a different voice:

espeak -v {voice}

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