Morse code isn't as important to communication these days as it used to be, but it's worth learning for some applications. One of the best ways to learn Morse code is to hear it.
If you are using Linux, there is a command line program that can help you with this. Morse translates any text into audio dots and dashes in Morse code.
What is Morse?
morse is a command line Morse code learning tool for Linux designed for people who want to learn Morse code.
In the past, these would have been people who trained as amateur radio operators, but in the 2000s, authorities around the world, including the US Federal Communications Commission, relaxed their licensing requirements. Morse code is no longer required to obtain an amateur radio license.
Other former heavy users of Morse code, including the shipping and aviation industries, have moved to newer communication technologies.
Morse code is still of limited use. Many radio amateurs use it for communication. Aircraft radio navigation beacons also use Morse code to announce themselves to pilots. You can also use Morse code for emergency communication.
Perhaps most importantly, knowing Morse code will give you serious computer geek confidence. You can write the tool yourself in Python, but the program is already available.
Installing Morse on Linux
Installing morse is easy on most major Linux distributions. Most distributions already have it in their repositories.
To install it on Debian and Ubuntu:
sudo apt install morse
To install it on Arch Linux:
sudo pacman -S morse
And on RPM-based Linux distributions:
sudo dnf install morse
Using Morse Code to Learn Morse Code on Linux
You can use morse on the command line interactively with the -i option:
morse -i
When you press the letter keys in this mode, your computer will play the equivalent of Morse code as a series of beeps. The idea is to remember the letters so you can identify them when you hear dots and dashes.
You can also send Morse standard input:
cat 'What hath God Wrought' | morse
The -r option will generate random text. The -m option will print dots and dashes. The -l option prints each letter before it is transmitted in Morse code.
You can now experiment with Morse Code on Linux
Although the importance of Morse code has diminished in recent years, you can use Morse code to familiarize yourself with Morse code on the command line. If you don't want to use the command line, there are other tools available online to learn Morse code.
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