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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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