say.sh - a cheap knockoff of macOS say - using flite

say.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# This is a cheap way to do like macOS say command in Linux

# Put this in /usr/local/bin/say or somewhere on your $PATH

# Install flite ("Festival Lite") with:
# sudo apt install -y flite

# Adjust speaking rate/speed/wpm with --setf duration_stretch=MULTIPLIER_OF_NORMAL_SPEED:
# where the default MULTIPLIER_OF_NORMAL_SPEED is 1
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38572860/can-festival-ttss-speed-of-speech-be-changed/41305832#41305832

flite --setf duration_stretch=.75 "$@"