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

                                                                                        recite(1)