PhraseSpeaker.sh

#!/bin/bash

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# Copyright (c) 2024 August Weinbren
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# Check if enough arguments were provided
if [ "$#" -ne 3 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <start phrase> <end phrase> <file name>"
    exit 1
fi

# Function to escape special characters for sed
escape_for_sed() {
    echo "$1" | sed -E 's/([\\/&])/\\&/g'
}

# Assign the arguments to variables
startPhrase=$(escape_for_sed "$1")
endPhrase=$(escape_for_sed "$2")
fileName="$3"

# Check if the file exists
if [ ! -f "$fileName" ]; then
    echo "Error: File not found!"
    exit 1
fi

# Use awk to extract text between the start and end phrases
text=$(awk -v start="$startPhrase" -v end="$endPhrase" \
    'BEGIN {flag=0;} 
    $0 ~ start {flag=1;} 
    flag && $0 ~ end {print; flag=0; exit;} 
    flag {print;}' "$fileName")

# Use the 'say' command to dictate the text
echo "$text" | say