saytime − audio time check
saytime [ −ch ] [ −d dir ] [ −f fmt ] [ −o dev ] [ −t output−type ]
saytime speaks the current time through the computer’s sound device.
−v factor
Increase volume level by factor. Directly passed on to sox.
−r sec |
Repeat at the specified interval in background mode. |
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−c |
Output to stdout. |
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−d dir |
Use sounds from alternate directory (default /usr/share/saytime). |
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−f fmt |
Specify format of time message. (see FORMAT STRING below). |
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−h |
Display simple help. |
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−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.
A format string can be specified to control the time message. Valid format characters are:
%k |
hour, 24-hour clock (00..23) |
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%l |
hour, 12-hour clock (01..12) |
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%M |
minutes |
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%P |
Introductory phrase (’The time is’) |
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%S |
seconds |
The default format string is %P%l%M%S.
Likely a few. It doesn’t handle errors gracefully.
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)