Comments on: Say – a cool terminal command http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:07:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: andrewman http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 andrewman Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:18:49 +0000 http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/#comment-1713 you can also do this in script editor. type: say "words" and press compile button at top then run, you can also tell it to beep, beep 3 tells it to beep 3 times, you can change the beep in: system prefrences/sound/sound effects you can also do this in script editor.

type:

say “words”

and press compile button at top then run, you can also tell it to beep,

beep 3

tells it to beep 3 times, you can change the beep in:

system prefrences/sound/sound effects

]]> By: jesus http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 jesus Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:07:13 +0000 http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/#comment-1157 @Mailman: I do not have a Mac, so I cannot test this, but I think by "say", they mean the computer physically puts the text in to speech (as OS X does have builh in text-to-speech support), and "says" it, through speakers. I do have a PC running Windows, though, and all "echo" does, is repeat back what you tell it to - in text. @Mailman: I do not have a Mac, so I cannot test this, but I think by “say”, they mean the computer physically puts the text in to speech (as OS X does have builh in text-to-speech support), and “says” it, through speakers. I do have a PC running Windows, though, and all “echo” does, is repeat back what you tell it to – in text.

]]> By: Mailman http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Mailman Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:20:19 +0000 http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/#comment-962 Basicly... 'echo' with minus one letter. Basicly… ‘echo’ with minus one letter.

]]> By: Brian http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/comment-page-1/#comment-893 Brian Sun, 26 Nov 2006 17:24:51 +0000 http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/#comment-893 Nice! I've only had my macbook pro for a couple weeks. But each day I find out something I couldn't do in windows very easily. Mac forever! Nice! I’ve only had my macbook pro for a couple weeks. But each day I find out something I couldn’t do in windows very easily. Mac forever!

]]> By: iTux http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/comment-page-1/#comment-892 iTux Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:46:05 +0000 http://www.silvermac.com/2006/say-a-cool-terminal-command/#comment-892 Some commands to show off: uname -a | say uptime | say Have fun! :D Some commands to show off:

uname -a | say

uptime | say

Have fun! :D

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