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- SAY(1) DOS COMMANDS SAY(1)
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- NAME
- SAY : To make the Amiga talk.
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- SYNOPSIS
- SAY [<text>] [m|f|r|n] [s=<n>] [p=<n>] [x=<file>]
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- TEMPLATE
- SAY "[-m] [-f] [-r] [-n] [-s speed] [-p pitch] [-x filename]"
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- PATH
- SYS:Utilities.
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- DESCRIPTION
- SAY is a command that reads a text through the speakers of the
- Amiga. By default SAY simply reads the text on the command line, but
- it can also read a text file (using the -x option). Options are all
- preceeded by a minus sign, this is how SAY knows where the text to
- read ends.
- Say can also be started from Workbench and run in an
- interactive mode.
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- OPTIONS
- Options must be preceeded by a minus signed on the command line: -f.
- m : Use a male voice (default.)
- f : Use a female voice.
- r : Use a robotic voice, speed with no inflection.
- n : Use a Natural voice, speed with inflection (default.)
- s : Set the rate at which the text is read, in word per minute. Valid
- values are from 40 to 400.
- p : Set the pitch of the voice. Valid values are from 64 to 320.
- x : This option can be used to tell SAY to read from file.
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- SEE ALSO
- Devices.
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- EXAMPLE
- > SAY "Amiga can speak"
- > SAY "Hello You" -f
- > SAY -x S:Startup-sequence
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