Hello. Your problem is probably that you have the noclobber shell variable set so you don't accidentally overwrite existing files. this is a shell error, not a problem with the system per say. Try: echo "[:dv pr 250]" >> /sys/accessibility/speakup/synth_direct -Brian _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup