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) |
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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.
BUGS
Likely a few. It doesn’t handle errors gracefully.
CONTRIBUTORS
Jef Poskanzer (original author),
Patrick J. Edwards <pje120 [AT] mail.ca>
Charles Briscoe-Smith <cpbs [AT] debian.org>
David C Dawson <beagle7 [AT] pacificcoast.net> (the -v and -r options)