How may I have Ubuntu read an ASCII file out loud to me?

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Is there an easy way to have Ubuntu Linux to read a text file to me?



For example, let's say I have a file, /tmp/test_type; and in that file I have, Hello, world. What is the easiest way to have Ubuntu read that file -- or any file to me -- when my sight is failing?






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  • A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/…
    – Kusalananda
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  • FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
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  • Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
    – Gary Kline
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Is there an easy way to have Ubuntu Linux to read a text file to me?



For example, let's say I have a file, /tmp/test_type; and in that file I have, Hello, world. What is the easiest way to have Ubuntu read that file -- or any file to me -- when my sight is failing?






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  • A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/…
    – Kusalananda
    1 hour ago











  • FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
    – Gary Kline
    40 mins ago










  • Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
    – Gary Kline
    16 mins ago













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Is there an easy way to have Ubuntu Linux to read a text file to me?



For example, let's say I have a file, /tmp/test_type; and in that file I have, Hello, world. What is the easiest way to have Ubuntu read that file -- or any file to me -- when my sight is failing?






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Is there an easy way to have Ubuntu Linux to read a text file to me?



For example, let's say I have a file, /tmp/test_type; and in that file I have, Hello, world. What is the easiest way to have Ubuntu read that file -- or any file to me -- when my sight is failing?






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  • A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/…
    – Kusalananda
    1 hour ago











  • FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
    – Gary Kline
    40 mins ago










  • Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
    – Gary Kline
    16 mins ago

















  • A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/…
    – Kusalananda
    1 hour ago











  • FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
    – Gary Kline
    40 mins ago










  • Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
    – Gary Kline
    16 mins ago
















A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/…
– Kusalananda
1 hour ago





A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/…
– Kusalananda
1 hour ago













FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
– Gary Kline
40 mins ago




FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
– Gary Kline
40 mins ago












Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
– Gary Kline
16 mins ago





Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
– Gary Kline
16 mins ago











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The Ubuntu Wiki has a pretty good article going over several options. Ubuntu has a built-in screen reader called Orca which you can use if you're using a graphical interface.



espeak may be pre-installed or, failing that, you can install it with sudo apt install espeak, after which you can use espeak -f /tmp/test_type.






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    The Ubuntu Wiki has a pretty good article going over several options. Ubuntu has a built-in screen reader called Orca which you can use if you're using a graphical interface.



    espeak may be pre-installed or, failing that, you can install it with sudo apt install espeak, after which you can use espeak -f /tmp/test_type.






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      The Ubuntu Wiki has a pretty good article going over several options. Ubuntu has a built-in screen reader called Orca which you can use if you're using a graphical interface.



      espeak may be pre-installed or, failing that, you can install it with sudo apt install espeak, after which you can use espeak -f /tmp/test_type.






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        espeak may be pre-installed or, failing that, you can install it with sudo apt install espeak, after which you can use espeak -f /tmp/test_type.






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