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Use the afplay built-in command:
afplay file.mp3Here are some more options from tldr.sh:
afplay
Command-line audio player.
More information: https://ss64.com/osx/afplay.html.
- Play a sound file (waits until playback ends):
afplay path/to/file
- Play a sound file at 2x speed (playback rate):
afplay --rate 2 path/to/file
- Play a sound file at half speed:
afplay --rate 0.5 path/to/file
- Play the first N seconds of a sound file:
afplay --time seconds path/to/fileYou can also make your Mac talk using the say command:
say "test"
say -v Fred "Isn't it nice to have a computer that will talk to you?"