From 967b60342af11ada1cd6a27c935dd336523fb1cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: historia Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:39:33 -0400 Subject: remove: unnecessary tui text --- README.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4d07639..4b61c06 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ python audiobook.py Everything the TUI does can also be scripted with flags: `python audiobook.py --backend audiocpp --model higgs --voice narrator`. To convert a single book file instead of the whole input directory, pass `--input-file` (and optionally `--output-file`): `python audiobook.py --input-file books/dune.epub --output-file out/dune.mp3`. The directory flags (`--input`/`--output`) and the single-book flags (`--input-file`/`--output-file`) are mutually exclusive pairs — mixing one stops with an error explaining both. +Note: unlike the TUI, the CLI does **not** start or stop backend servers — point it at a server that is already running. You can manually launch servers in the TUI too. + +```bash +python audiobook.py --backend audiocpp --model qwen3_tts_1_7b_base_q8_0 --voice narrator + +python audiobook.py --backend audiocpp --model qwen3_tts_1_7b_customvoice_q8_0 --voice Vivian + +python audiobook.py --backend audiocpp --model Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-VoiceDesign-GGUF \ + --instructions "A warm adult female narrator with a British accent" + +python audiobook.py --backend faster --voice narrator + +python audiobook.py --backend audiocpp --api-url http://10.20.30.40:8080 --voice narrator + +python audiobook.py --input-file the_odyssey.epub --output-file the_odyssey.mp3 \ + --format mp3 --single-file +``` + ## Options | Flag | Example | Description | -- cgit v1.2.3