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SAYTIME

NAME

saytime − audio time check

SYNOPSIS

saytime [ −ch ] [ −d dir ] [ −f fmt ] [ −o dev ] [ −t output−type ]

DESCRIPTION

saytime speaks the current time through the computer’s sound device.

OPTIONS

−v factor

Increase volume level by factor. Directly passed on to sox.

−r sec

Repeat at the specified interval in background mode.

−c

Output to stdout.

−d dir

Use sounds from alternate directory (default /usr/share/saytime).

−f fmt

Specify format of time message. (see FORMAT STRING below).

−h

Display simple help.

−o dev

Output to alternate file. If −t is not specified with −o, −t defaults to ossdsp.

−t output−type

Specify the output type (oss, alsa, etc.); this is passed directly to sox. If neither −t nor −o is specified, saytime will pick a default destination via sox −d.

FORMAT STRING

A format string can be specified to control the time message. Valid format characters are:

%k

hour, 24-hour clock (00..23)

%l

hour, 12-hour clock (01..12)

%M

minutes

%P

Introductory phrase (’The time is’)

%S

seconds

The default format string is %P%l%M%S.

BUGS

Likely a few. It doesn’t handle errors gracefully.

CONTRIBUTORS

Jef Poskanzer (original author),

Patrick J. Edwards <pje120 AT mail DOT usask DOT ca>

Charles Briscoe-Smith <cpbs AT debian DOT org>

David C Dawson <beagle7 AT pacificcoast DOT net> (the −v and −r options)

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