saydate

Saydate is a Linux shell program that enables users to obtain the date and system uptime audibly. This program was derived from saytime.sh, which is the shell version of Saytime developed by [email protected].

To use saydate, sound recording is not necessary, but it is a beneficial feature if you want to customize the voice. You can check if your soundcard supports sounds through sound by running this code snippet: # record 4 seconds of audio from microphone dd bs=8k count=4 sample.au # play back sound cat sample.au >/dev/audio.

Installation of saydate is swift and effortless; all users have to do is follow three steps. Firstly, they must unpack the archive by typing 'tar xzvf saydate*'. Secondly, changing to the saydate directory by typing 'cd saydate*' and checking the Makefile in the saydate directory for the correct paths to the manpage-directory (either /usr/man/man1 or /usr/share/man/man1) and doc-directory (either /usr/doc or /usr/share/doc), and uncommenting the correct entries. Finally, the user must become the root by typing 'su' and typing their password before typing 'make install' (ensure you are in the saydate directory before proceeding).