Using spd-say in a bash script function
I'm sure this is fairly elementary, but I can't figure it out.
My script:
#!/bin/bash
sez ()
{
echo $1
spd-say "$1"
}
sez "does this work"
sez "this does work"
What I'm trying to make happen is use spd-say in a function to make the computer talk to me.
The echo portion of my function works. It outputs both lines of text that I feed to it in the expected order. However, the spd-say part doesn't. It only ever says the last line. I'm assuming it's because the second command is "overwriting" the output of the first because it's trying to run them in parallel to the same output. I've tried adding ;wait, &&, and various other things to the end of the sez command, on the next line after, within the function on the spd-say command, etc, but everything I'm trying isn't helping.
What am I doing wrong?
bash shell-script audio function text-to-speech
edited Aug 20 '18 at 22:35
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Oct 9 '16 at 15:06
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I'm sure this is fairly elementary, but I can't figure it out.
My script:
#!/bin/bash
sez ()
{
echo $1
spd-say "$1"
}
sez "does this work"
sez "this does work"
What I'm trying to make happen is use spd-say in a function to make the computer talk to me.
The echo portion of my function works. It outputs both lines of text that I feed to it in the expected order. However, the spd-say part doesn't. It only ever says the last line. I'm assuming it's because the second command is "overwriting" the output of the first because it's trying to run them in parallel to the same output. I've tried adding ;wait, &&, and various other things to the end of the sez command, on the next line after, within the function on the spd-say command, etc, but everything I'm trying isn't helping.
What am I doing wrong?
bash shell-script audio function text-to-speech
edited Aug 20 '18 at 22:35
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
asked Oct 9 '16 at 15:06
lightwinglightwing
498
add a comment |
I'm sure this is fairly elementary, but I can't figure it out.
My script:
#!/bin/bash
sez ()
{
echo $1
spd-say "$1"
}
sez "does this work"
sez "this does work"
What I'm trying to make happen is use spd-say in a function to make the computer talk to me.
The echo portion of my function works. It outputs both lines of text that I feed to it in the expected order. However, the spd-say part doesn't. It only ever says the last line. I'm assuming it's because the second command is "overwriting" the output of the first because it's trying to run them in parallel to the same output. I've tried adding ;wait, &&, and various other things to the end of the sez command, on the next line after, within the function on the spd-say command, etc, but everything I'm trying isn't helping.
What am I doing wrong?
bash shell-script audio function text-to-speech
edited Aug 20 '18 at 22:35
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
asked Oct 9 '16 at 15:06
lightwinglightwing
498
I'm sure this is fairly elementary, but I can't figure it out.
My script:
#!/bin/bash
sez ()
{
echo $1
spd-say "$1"
}
sez "does this work"
sez "this does work"
What I'm trying to make happen is use spd-say in a function to make the computer talk to me.
The echo portion of my function works. It outputs both lines of text that I feed to it in the expected order. However, the spd-say part doesn't. It only ever says the last line. I'm assuming it's because the second command is "overwriting" the output of the first because it's trying to run them in parallel to the same output. I've tried adding ;wait, &&, and various other things to the end of the sez command, on the next line after, within the function on the spd-say command, etc, but everything I'm trying isn't helping.
What am I doing wrong?
bash shell-script audio function text-to-speech
bash shell-script audio function text-to-speech
edited Aug 20 '18 at 22:35
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
asked Oct 9 '16 at 15:06
lightwinglightwing
498
edited Aug 20 '18 at 22:35
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
asked Oct 9 '16 at 15:06
lightwinglightwing
498
edited Aug 20 '18 at 22:35
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
edited Aug 20 '18 at 22:35
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
edited Aug 20 '18 at 22:35
Rui F Ribeiro
41.8k1483142
41.8k1483142
asked Oct 9 '16 at 15:06
lightwinglightwing
498
asked Oct 9 '16 at 15:06
lightwinglightwing
498
asked Oct 9 '16 at 15:06
lightwinglightwing
498
498
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I had a similar problem and I found a workaround. Instead of using spd-say I used espeak directly.
edited Dec 4 '16 at 14:05
Jeff Schaller♦
44k1161142
answered Dec 4 '16 at 10:00
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spd-say requires a suitable shell environment. cron doesn't execute tasks in your regular shell environment.
You can try changing your script such as in this example:
#!/bin/bash
source $HOME/.profile
sez ()
{
echo $1
spd-say "$1"
}
sez "does this work"
sez "this does work"
See also this question for more information: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/67940/cron-ignores-variables-defined-in-bashrc-and-bash-profile
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I had a similar problem and I found a workaround. Instead of using spd-say I used espeak directly.
edited Dec 4 '16 at 14:05
Jeff Schaller♦
44k1161142
answered Dec 4 '16 at 10:00
alagrisalagris
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I had a similar problem and I found a workaround. Instead of using spd-say I used espeak directly.
edited Dec 4 '16 at 14:05
Jeff Schaller♦
44k1161142
answered Dec 4 '16 at 10:00
alagrisalagris
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I had a similar problem and I found a workaround. Instead of using spd-say I used espeak directly.
edited Dec 4 '16 at 14:05
Jeff Schaller♦
44k1161142
answered Dec 4 '16 at 10:00
alagrisalagris
465
I had a similar problem and I found a workaround. Instead of using spd-say I used espeak directly.
edited Dec 4 '16 at 14:05
Jeff Schaller♦
44k1161142
answered Dec 4 '16 at 10:00
alagrisalagris
465
edited Dec 4 '16 at 14:05
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edited Dec 4 '16 at 14:05
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spd-say requires a suitable shell environment. cron doesn't execute tasks in your regular shell environment.
You can try changing your script such as in this example:
#!/bin/bash
source $HOME/.profile
sez ()
{
echo $1
spd-say "$1"
}
sez "does this work"
sez "this does work"
See also this question for more information: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/67940/cron-ignores-variables-defined-in-bashrc-and-bash-profile
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spd-say requires a suitable shell environment. cron doesn't execute tasks in your regular shell environment.
You can try changing your script such as in this example:
#!/bin/bash
source $HOME/.profile
sez ()
{
echo $1
spd-say "$1"
}
sez "does this work"
sez "this does work"
See also this question for more information: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/67940/cron-ignores-variables-defined-in-bashrc-and-bash-profile
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spd-say requires a suitable shell environment. cron doesn't execute tasks in your regular shell environment.
You can try changing your script such as in this example:
#!/bin/bash
source $HOME/.profile
sez ()
{
echo $1
spd-say "$1"
}
sez "does this work"
sez "this does work"
See also this question for more information: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/67940/cron-ignores-variables-defined-in-bashrc-and-bash-profile
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spd-say requires a suitable shell environment. cron doesn't execute tasks in your regular shell environment.
You can try changing your script such as in this example:
#!/bin/bash
source $HOME/.profile
sez ()
{
echo $1
spd-say "$1"
}
sez "does this work"
sez "this does work"
See also this question for more information: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/67940/cron-ignores-variables-defined-in-bashrc-and-bash-profile
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