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.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man
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.\" from a DocBook document. This tool can be found at:
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.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/>
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.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches,
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.\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
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.TH "ASTERISK" "8" "25 October 2005" "asterisk 1.2" ""
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.SH NAME
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asterisk \- All-purpose telephony server.
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBasterisk\fR [ \fB-tThfdvVqpRgcin\fR ] [ \fB-C \fIfile\fB\fR ] [ \fB-U \fIuser\fB\fR ] [ \fB-G \fIgroup\fB\fR ] [ \fB-x \fIcommand\fB\fR ] [ \fB-M \fIvalue\fB\fR ]
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\fBasterisk -r\fR [ \fB-v\fR ] [ \fB-x \fIcommand\fB\fR ]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.PP
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\fBasterisk\fR is a full-featured telephony server which
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provides Private Branch eXchange (PBX), Interactive Voice Response (IVR),
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Automated Call Distribution (ACD), Voice over IP (VoIP) gatewaying,
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Conferencing, and a plethora of other telephony applications to a broad
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range of telephony devices including packet voice (SIP, IAX2, MGCP, Skinny,
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H.323) devices (both endpoints and proxies), as well as traditional TDM
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hardware including T1, E1, ISDN PRI, GR-303, RBS, Loopstart, Groundstart,
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ISDN BRI, and many more.
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.PP
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At start, Asterisk reads the /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf main configuration
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file and locates the rest of the configuration files from the configuration
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in that file. The -C option specifies an alternate main configuration file.
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Virtually all aspects of the operation of asterisk's configuration files
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can be found in the sample configuration files. The format for those files
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is generally beyond the scope of this man page.
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.PP
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When running with \fB-c\fR, \fB-r\fR or \fB-R\fR
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options, Asterisk supplies a powerful command line, including command
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completion, which may be used to monitors its status, perform a variety
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of administrative actions and even explore the applications that are
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currently loaded into the system.
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.PP
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Asterisk is a trademark of Digium, Inc.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.TP
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\fB-C \fIfile\fB\fR
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Use \fIfile\fR as master configuration file
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instead of the default, /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf
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.TP
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\fB-c\fR
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Provide a control console on the calling terminal.
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Specifying this option implies \fB-f\fR and will cause
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asterisk to no longer fork or detach from the controlling terminal.
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.TP
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\fB-d\fR
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Enable extra debugging statements.
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Note: This always sets the debug level in the asterisk process,
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even if it is running in the background. This will affect the size
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of your log files.
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.TP
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\fB-f\fR
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Do not fork or detach from controlling terminal.
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.TP
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\fB-g\fR
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Remove resource limit on core size, thus forcing Asterisk to dump
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core in the unlikely event of a segmentation fault or abort signal.
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\fBNOTE:\fR in some cases this may be incompatible
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with the \fB-U\fR or \fB-G\fR flags.
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.TP
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\fB-G \fIgroup\fB\fR
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Run as group \fIgroup\fR instead of the
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calling group. \fBNOTE:\fR this requires substantial work
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to be sure that Asterisk's environment has permission to write
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the files required for its operation, including logs, its comm
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socket, the asterisk database, etc.
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.TP
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\fB-h\fR
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Provide brief summary of command line arguments and terminate.
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.TP
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\fB-i\fR
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Prompt user to intialize any encrypted private keys for IAX2
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secure authentication during startup.
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.TP
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\fB-L \fIloadaverage\fB\fR
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Limits the maximum load average before rejecting new calls. This can
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be useful to prevent a system from being brought down by terminating
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too many simultaneous calls.
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.TP
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\fB-M \fIvalue\fB\fR
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Limits the maximum number of calls to the specified value. This can
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be useful to prevent a system from being brought down by terminating
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too many simultaneous calls.
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.TP
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\fB-n\fR
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Disable ANSI colors even on terminals capable of displaying them.
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.TP
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\fB-p\fR
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If supported by the operating system (and executing as root),
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attempt to run with realtime priority for increased performance and
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responsiveness within the Asterisk process, at the expense of other
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programs running on the same machine.
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.TP
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\fB-q\fR
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Reduce default console output when running in conjunction with
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console mode (\fB-c\fR).
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.TP
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\fB-r\fR
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Instead of running a new Asterisk process, attempt to connect
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to a running Asterisk process and provide a console interface
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for controlling it.
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.TP
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\fB-R\fR
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Much like \fB-r\fR\&. Instead of running a new Asterisk process, attempt to connect
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to a running Asterisk process and provide a console interface
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for controlling it. Additionally, if connection to the Asterisk
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process is lost, attempt to reconnect for as long as 30 seconds.
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.TP
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\fB-t\fR
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When recording files, write them first into a temporary holding directory,
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then move them into the final location when done.
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.TP
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\fB-T\fR
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Add timestamp to all non-command related output going to the console
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when running with verbose and/or logging to the console.
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.TP
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\fB-U \fIuser\fB\fR
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Run as user \fIuser\fR instead of the
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calling user. \fBNOTE:\fR this requires substantial work
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to be sure that Asterisk's environment has permission to write
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the files required for its operation, including logs, its comm
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socket, the asterisk database, etc.
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.TP
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\fB-v\fR
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Increase the level of verboseness on the console. The more times
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\fB-v\fR is specified, the more verbose the output is.
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Specifying this option implies \fB-f\fR and will cause
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asterisk to no longer fork or detach from the controlling terminal.
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This option may also be used in conjunction with \fB-r\fR
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and \fB-R\fR\&.
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Note: This always sets the verbose level in the asterisk process,
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even if it is running in the background. This will affect the size
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of your log files.
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.TP
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\fB-V\fR
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Display version information and exit immediately.
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.TP
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\fB-x \fIcommand\fB\fR
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Connect to a running Asterisk process and execute a command on
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a command line, passing any output through to standard out and
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then terminating when the command execution completes. Implies
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\fB-r\fR when \fB-R\fR is not explicitly
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supplied.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
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.PP
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\fBasterisk\fR - Begin Asterisk as a daemon
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.PP
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\fBasterisk -vvvgc\fR - Run on controlling terminal
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.PP
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\fBasterisk -rx "show channels"\fR - Display channels on running server
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.SH "BUGS"
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.PP
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Bug reports and feature requests may be filed at http://bugs.digium.com
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.PP
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*CLI> \fBhelp\fR - Help on Asterisk CLI
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.PP
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*CLI> \fBshow applications\fR - Show loaded dialplan applications
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.PP
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*CLI> \fBshow functions\fR - Show loaded dialplan functions
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.PP
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http://www.asterisk.org - The Asterisk Home Page
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.PP
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http://www.asteriskdocs.org - The Asterisk Documentation Project
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.PP
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http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk - The Asterisk Wiki
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.PP
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http://www.digium.com/ - Asterisk sponsor and hardware supplier
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.PP
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http://www.markocam.com/ - Asterisk author's web cam
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.SH "AUTHOR"
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.PP
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Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>
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.PP
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Countless other contributers, see CREDITS with distribution for more information
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