NAME

        recite - english text speech synthesizer

SYNOPSIS

        recite [ option...  ][ infile [ outfile ]]
        recite -Help
        recite -VERSion

DESCRIPTION

        The recite program is used to read english text and speak the words from the workstation's speaker.

        By default, the standard input is read and the english text is spoken from the speaker.  If a file name
        is given on the command line, the text is taken from the file rather than the standard input.  If a
        second file is named, a ulaw encoded file is written to the named file, rather then emitting it from the
        speaker.  This file will be compatible with Sun's audiotool(1).

OPTIONS

        The following options are understood:

        -Write_Phonemes
                The  option  may  be  used  to  cause  the  translation process to cease after the text has been
                translated into phonemes.  The phonemes will be emitted  on  the  standard  output,  or  to  the
                appropriate file if an output file has been specified.

        -Help
                Provide some help with using the recite program.

        -VERSion
                Print the version of the recite program being executed.

        All other options will produce a diagnostic error.  Options may be abbreviated, the minimum abbreviation
        is  shown in upper-case.  Options are case insensitive.  Options and file names may be mixed arbitrarily
        on the command line.

EXIT STATUS

        The recite program will exit with a status of 1 on any error.  The recite program will only exit with  a
        status of 0 if there are no errors.

COPYRIGHT

        The recite program is
        Copyright (C) 1993 Peter Miller.
        All rights reserved.

        The  recite  program  comes  with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use the 'recite -VERSion Warranty'
        command.  This is free software and you are welcome to redistribute it  under  certain  conditions;  for
        details use the 'recite -VERSion Redistribution' command.

AUTHOR

        Peter Miller   UUCP       uunet!munnari!bmr.gov.au!pmiller
        /\/\*          Internet   pmiller@bmr.gov.au

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