{"id":1647,"date":"2008-06-27T14:39:06","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T06:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/play-music-with-macs-terminal\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T21:58:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T13:58:28","slug":"play-music-with-macs-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/play-music-with-macs-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Music With Mac&#8217;s Terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Mac only] Who says command based Terminal cannot play music? Folks at <strong>usingmac<\/strong> shows how you can play music in Terminal by executing some commands, taking advantage of Mac\u2019s built-in voice.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Try pasting this in your Terminal and hit enter.<\/p>\n<p><code>osascript -e 'say \"Dum dum dee dum dum dum dum dee Dum dum dee dum dum dum dum dee dum dee dum dum dum de dum dum dum dee dum dee dum dum dee dummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm\" using \"Hysterical\"'<\/code> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to play music using your Mac&#8217;s terminal with this easy tutorial. 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