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| # espeak - A multi-lingual software speech synthesizer. | |||
| # espeak-ng - A multi-lingual software speech synthesizer. | |||
| ## SYNOPSIS | |||
| __espeak__ [<options>] [<<words>>] | |||
| __espeak-ng__ [<options>] [<<words>>] | |||
| ## DESCRIPTION | |||
| __espeak__ is a software speech synthesizer for English, and some other | |||
| __espeak-ng__ is a software speech synthesizer for English, and some other | |||
| languages. | |||
| ## OPTIONS | |||
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| data. | |||
| * `-f <text file>`: | |||
| Text file to speak | |||
| Text file to speak. | |||
| * `--stdin`: | |||
| Read text input from stdin instead of a file | |||
| Read text input from stdin instead of a file. | |||
| If neither -f nor --stdin, <words> are spoken, or if none then text is | |||
| spoken from stdin, each line separately. | |||
| If neither -f nor --stdin are provided, <words> are spoken, or if no | |||
| words are provided then text is spoken from stdin a line at a time. | |||
| * `-q`: | |||
| Quiet, don't produce any speech (may be useful with -x) | |||
| Quiet, don't produce any speech (may be useful with -x). | |||
| * `-a <integer>`: | |||
| Amplitude, 0 to 200, default is 100 | |||
| Amplitude, 0 to 200, default is 100. | |||
| * `-g <integer>`: | |||
| Word gap. Pause between words, units of 10mS at the default speed | |||
| Word gap. Pause between words, units of 10ms at the default speed. | |||
| * `-k <integer>`: | |||
| Indicate capital letters with: 1=sound, 2=the word "capitals", higher | |||
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| * `-l <integer>`: | |||
| Line length. If not zero (which is the default), consider lines less than | |||
| this length as and-of-clause | |||
| this length as end-of-clause. | |||
| * `-p <integer>`: | |||
| Pitch adjustment, 0 to 99, default is 50 | |||
| Pitch adjustment, 0 to 99, default is 50. | |||
| * `-s <integer>`: | |||
| Speed in words per minute, default is 160 | |||
| Speed in words per minute, default is 160. | |||
| * `-v <voice name>`: | |||
| Use voice file of this name from espeak-data/voices | |||
| Use voice file of this name from espeak-data/voices. | |||
| * `-w <wave file name>`: | |||
| Write output to this WAV file, rather than speaking it directly | |||
| Write output to this WAV file, rather than speaking it directly. | |||
| * `-b`: | |||
| Input text encoding, 1=UTF8, 2=8 bit, 4=16 bit | |||
| Input text encoding, 1=UTF8, 2=8 bit, 4=16 bit. | |||
| * `-m`: | |||
| Indicates that the text contains SSML (Speech Synthesis Markup Language) | |||
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| speech. | |||
| * `-x`: | |||
| Write phoneme mnemonics to stdout | |||
| Write phoneme mnemonics to stdout. | |||
| * `-X`: | |||
| Write phonemes mnemonics and translation trace to stdout. If rules files | |||
| have been built with --compile=debug, line numbers will also be displayed. | |||
| * `-z`: | |||
| No final sentence pause at the end of the text | |||
| No final sentence pause at the end of the text. | |||
| * `--stdout`: | |||
| Write speech output to stdout | |||
| Write speech output to stdout. | |||
| * `--compile=voicename`: | |||
| Compile the pronunciation rules and dictionary in the current directory. | |||
| =<voice name< is optional and specifies which language | |||
| =<voice name< is optional and specifies which language. | |||
| * `--compile=debug`: | |||
| Compile the pronunciation rules and dictionary in the current directory as | |||
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| * `--ipa`: | |||
| Write phonemes to stdout using International Phonetic Alphabet. --ipa=1 Use | |||
| ties, --ipa=2 Use ZWJ, --ipa=3 Separate with _ | |||
| ties, --ipa=2 Use ZWJ, --ipa=3 Separate with _. | |||
| * `--path=<path>`: | |||
| Specifies the directory containing the espeak-data directory | |||
| Specifies the directory containing the espeak-data directory. | |||
| * `--pho`: | |||
| Write mbrola phoneme data (.pho) to stdout or to the file in --phonout | |||
| Write mbrola phoneme data (.pho) to stdout or to the file in --phonout. | |||
| * `--phonout=<filename>`: | |||
| Write output from -x -X commands and mbrola phoneme data to this file | |||
| Write output from -x -X commands and mbrola phoneme data to this file. | |||
| * `--punct="<characters>"`: | |||
| Speak the names of punctuation characters during speaking. If | |||
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| those voices which are suitable for that language are listed. | |||
| * `--voices=<directory>`: | |||
| lists the voices in the specified subdirectory. | |||
| Lists the voices in the specified subdirectory. | |||
| ## AUTHOR | |||
| eSpeak was written by Jonathan Duddington <[email protected]>. The webpage | |||
| for this package can be found at http://espeak.sourceforge.net/. | |||
| eSpeak NG is maintained by Reece H. Dunn <[email protected]>. It is based on | |||
| eSpeak by Jonathan Duddington <[email protected]>. | |||
| This manual page was written by Luke Yelavich <[email protected]>, for the | |||
| Ubuntu project (but may be used by others). | |||
| This manual page is based on the eSpeak page written by Luke Yelavich | |||
| <[email protected]> for the Ubuntu project. | |||