Audio time check
saytime [ -ch ] [ -d dir ] [ -f fmt ] [ -o dev ] [ -t output-type ]
saytime speaks the current time through the computer's sound device.
-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.
A format string can be specified to control the time message. Valid format characters are:
%k
hour, 24-hour clock (00..23)
%l
hour, 12-hour clock (01..12)
%M
minutes
%P
Introductory phrase ('The time is')
%S
seconds
The default format string is %P%l%M%S.
Likely a few. It doesn't handle errors gracefully.
Jef Poskanzer (original author),
Patrick J. Edwards <[email protected]>
Charles Briscoe-Smith <[email protected]>
David C Dawson <[email protected]> (the -v and -r options)