say

#!/bin/sh
# A very simplified version of OSX's say, using festival

# Usage: say [words]

if [ $# = 0 ]
then
    echo "Usage: `basename $0` [words]"
    exit 1
fi

if [ -x `which festival` ]
then
    echo "$@" | festival --tts --pipe
    exit 0
else
    echo 'Could not find festival! Are you sure it is installed?'
    exit 1
fi