Run OS X `say` command inside a Ruby shell script without exiting

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How can I run the OS X command say (man page) inside a Ruby shell script without exiting that script? The advice in the thread Calling shell commands from Ruby doesn't seem to apply.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 13 '14 at 01:43

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You want

`say "#{var_name}"`

If you find backticks hard to read

%x(say "#{var_name}")

This would work as well:

system "say", var_name

answered Nov 13 '14 at 01:43

glenn jackman

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Tim Destan · Answer 2 · 2014-11-13T02:00:23.223

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You can do it like this:

message = "Hello world"

`say "#{message}"`

edited Nov 13 '14 at 02:00

answered Nov 13 '14 at 00:40

Tim Destan

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Thanks! But how do I do variable expansion with that? (e.g., `say variable_name`) – hjkml Nov 13 '14 at 01:20

Run OS X `say` command inside a Ruby shell script without exiting

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