---
name: "spd-say"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "speech-dispatcher"
version: "0.12.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/spd-say"
---

# spd-say(1)

send text-to-speech output request to speech-dispatcher

## NAME

spd-say - send text-to-speech output request to speech-dispatcher

## SYNOPSIS

**spd-say** \[*options*\] *"some text"*

## DESCRIPTION

send text-to-speech output request to speech-dispatcher

## OPTIONS

- **-r**, **--rate**

  Set the rate of the speech (between **-100** and +100, default: 0)

- **-p**, **--pitch**

  Set the pitch of the speech (between **-100** and +100, default: 0)

- **-R**, **--pitch-range**

  Set the pitch range of the speech (between **-100** and +100, default: 0)

- **-i**, **--volume**

  Set the volume (intensity) of the speech (between **-100** and +100, default: 0)

- **-o**, **--output-module**

  Set the output module

- **-O**, **--list-output-modules**

  Get the list of output modules

- **-I**, **--sound-icon**

  Play the sound icon

- **-l**, **--language**

  Set the language (ISO code)

- **-t**, **--voice-type**

  Set the preferred voice type (male1, male2, male3, female1, female2 female3, child\_male, child\_female)

- **-L**, **--list-synthesis-voices**

  Get the list of synthesis voices

- **-y**, **--synthesis-voice**

  Set the synthesis voice

- **-c**, **--character**

  Speak the character

- **-k**, **--key**

  Speak the key

- **-m**, **--punctuation-mode**

  Set the punctuation mode (none, some, most, all)

- **-s**, **--spelling**

  Spell the message

- **-x**, **--ssml**

  Set SSML mode on (default: off)

- **-e**, **--pipe-mode**

  Read text to be spoken on stdin, write it on stdout unchanged, and the

corresponding speech through Speech Dispatcher.

- **-P**, **--priority**

  Set priority of the message (important, message, text, notification, progress;default: text)

- **-N**, **--application-name**

  Set the application name used to establish the connection to specified string value (default: spd-say)

- **-n**, **--connection-name**

  Set the connection name used to establish the connection to specified string value (default: main)

- **-w**, **--wait**

  Wait till the message is spoken or discarded

- **-S**, **--stop**

  Stop speaking the message being spoken

- **-C**, **--cancel**

  Cancel all messages

- **-v**, **--version**

  Print version and copyright info

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print this info

Please report bugs to speechd-discuss@nongnu.org

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002-2012 Brailcom, o.p.s.\
 This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. Please see COPYING for more details.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **spd-say** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **spd-say** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info spd-say**

should give you access to the complete manual.