LDP/LDP/guide/docbook/abs-guide/speech.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# Courtesy of:
# http://elinux.org/RPi_Text_to_Speech_(Speech_Synthesis)
# You must be on-line for this script to work,
#+ so you can access the Google translation server.
# Of course, mplayer must be present on your computer.
speak()
{
local IFS=+
# Invoke mplayer, then connect to Google translation server.
/usr/bin/mplayer -ao alsa -really-quiet -noconsolecontrols \
"http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?tl=en&q="$*""
# Google translates, but can also speak.
}
LINES=4
spk=$(tail -$LINES $0) # Tail end of same script!
speak "$spk"
exit
# Browns. Nice talking to you.