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.TH "PICO2AUDIO" 1 "2021-08-02" "20210802" "SlackBuilds.org"
.SH NAME
pico2audio \- text-to-speech wrapper for pico2wave
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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pico2audio [\fI\-l <language>\fP] [\fIwords\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBpico2audio\fP is a shell script wrapper for \fBpico2wave\fP\&. It renders text to
speech and plays it using the \fBplay\fP command.
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If a \fI\-l <language>\fP option is given, it will be passed to pico2wave. See
\fBpico2wave\fP(1) for details.
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If \fIwords\fP are given, they are used as input. Unlike the pico2wave command,
there\(aqs no requirement to quote multiple words. If no \fIwords\fP are given,
words are read from standard input.
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Exit status is that of \fBpico2wave\fP\&.
.SH EXAMPLES
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Examples:
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.B pico2audio Hello world.
Speaks "Hello world" in the default language (en\-US).
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.B pico2audio \-l en\-GB Hello world.
As above, in a British accent.
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.B fortune \-s | pico2audio
Reads from standard input.
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.B pico2audio < /etc/motd
Speak a text file. Don\(aqt forget the \fB<\fP or it says the filename instead.
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.SH AUTHOR
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pico2audio was written by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL.
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBpico2wave\fP(1), \fBplay\fP(1)
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