---
name: "saydate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "saydate"
version: "0.3.0-10.1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/saydate"
---

# saydate(1)

audio date/uptime check

## NAME

saydate 0.3.0 - audio date/uptime check

## SYNOPSIS

**saydate** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **saydate** command.

**saydate** is a Linux shell program that talks the current date through the computer's sound device. It is adapted from the shell version of saytime.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-dow**

  Say weekday name (Sunday..Saturday).

- **-month**

  Say month name (January..December).

- **-day**

  Say day of month (the 1st..31st).

- **-year**

  Say year (1970...).

- **-uptime**

  Say the system uptime (uptime is 7 days 3 hours 47 minutes).

- **-the\_date\_is**

  Say the phrase the date is.

- **-the**

  Say the word the.

- **-and**

  Say the word and.

- **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--version**

  Show version of program.

## FILES

- /usr/share/saydate/\*

  sound files needed to say the date.

- /usr/bin/au2raw

  skript to convert files from au to raw for own recordings of saydate's voice.

## BUGS

Only English files are supported. Probably a few more.

## SEE ALSO:

**[au2raw(1)](/au2raw/1.md), [saytime(1)](/saytime/1.md).**

## Word-Wide-Web:

http://webhome.idirect.com/~tekatch/anthony/saydate

## AUTHOR

Anthony Tekatch \<tekatch@idirect.com\>

This manual page was written by Dr. Guenter Bechly \<GBechly@gmx.de\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). It is  distributed under the GPL just like saydate itself.