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-.TH " \fBasterisk\fP " "8"
-
-.SH "NAME"
-\fBasterisk\fP \(em All-purpose telephony server.
-
-
-.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-
-.PP
-\fBasterisk\fR \fB-BcdfFghiImnpqRtTvVW\fP \fB-C \fP\fIfile\fR \fB-e \fP\fImemory\fR \fB-G \fP\fIgroup\fR \fB-L \fP\fIloadaverage\fR \fB-M \fP\fIvalue\fR \fB-U \fP\fIuser\fR \fB-s \fP\fIsocket-file\fR
-
-.PP
-\fBasterisk \-r\fR \fB-v\fP \fB-d\fP \fB-x \fP\fIcommand\fR
-
-.PP
-\fBasterisk \-R\fR \fB-v\fP \fB-d\fP \fB-x \fP\fIcommand\fR
-
-
-.SH "DESCRIPTION"
-2011-02-08;
-.PP
-\fBasterisk\fR is a full-featured telephony server which
-provides Private Branch eXchange (PBX), Interactive Voice Response (IVR),
-Automated Call Distribution (ACD), Voice over IP (VoIP) gatewaying,
-Conferencing, and a plethora of other telephony applications to a broad
-range of telephony devices including packet voice (SIP, IAX2, MGCP, Skinny,
-H.323, Unistim) devices (both endpoints and proxies), as well as traditional TDM
-hardware including T1, E1, ISDN PRI, GR-303, RBS, Loopstart, Groundstart,
-ISDN BRI and many more.
-
-.PP
-At start, Asterisk reads the /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf main configuration
-file and locates the rest of the configuration files from the configuration
-in that file. The \-C option specifies an alternate main configuration file.
-Virtually all aspects of the operation of asterisk's configuration files
-can be found in the sample configuration files. The format for those files
-is generally beyond the scope of this man page.
-
-.PP
-When running with \fB-c\fR, \fB-r\fR or \fB-R\fR options, Asterisk supplies a powerful command line, including command
-completion, which may be used to monitors its status, perform a variety
-of administrative actions and even explore the applications that are
-currently loaded into the system.
-
-.PP
-Asterisk is a trademark of Digium, Inc.
-
-
-.SH "OPTIONS"
-
-.PP
-Running Asterisk starts the asterisk daemon (optionally running it
-in the foreground). However running it with \fB-r\fP or
-\fB-R\fP connects to an existing Asterisk instance through
-a remote console.
-
-.IP "\-B" 10
-Force the background of the terminal to be black, in order for
-terminal colors to show up properly. Equivalent to
-\fBforceblackbackground = yes\fP in
-\fBasterisk.conf\fP. See also
-\fB-n\fP and \fB-W\fP.
-
-.IP "\-C \fIfile\fR" 10
-Use \fBfile\fP as master configuration file
-instead of the default, /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf
-
-.IP "\-c" 10
-Provide a control console on the calling terminal. The
-console is similar to the remote console provided by
-\fB-r\fP. Specifying this option implies
-\fB-f\fR and will cause asterisk to no longer
-fork or detach from the controlling terminal. Equivalent
-to \fBconsole = yes\fP in \fBasterisk.conf\fP.
-
-.IP "\-d" 10
-Enable extra debugging statements. This parameter may be used several
-times, and each increases the debug level. Equivalent to \fBdebug = \fInum\fR\fP in \fBasterisk.conf\fP to explicitly set the initian debug
-level to \fInum\fR. When given at startup, this
-option also implies \fB-f\fP (no forking). However when
-connecting to an existing Asterisk instance (\fB-r\fP or
-\fB-R\fP), it may only increase the debug level.
-
-.IP "\-e \fImemory\fR" 10
-Limit the generation of new channels when the amount of free memory
-has decreased to under \fImemory\fR megabytes.
-Equivalent to \fBminmemfree = \fImemory\fR\fP in
-\fBasterisk.conf\fP.
-
-.IP "\-f" 10
-Do not fork or detach from controlling terminal. Overrides any
-preceding specification of \fB-F\fR on the command line.
-Equivalent to \fBnofork = yes\fP in \fBasterisk.conf\fP.
-See also \fB-c\fP.
-
-.IP "\-F" 10
-Always fork and detach from controlling terminal. Overrides any
-preceding specification of \fB-f\fR on the command line.
-May also be used to prevent \fB-d\fP and \fB-v\fP to imply
-no forking. Equivalent to \fBalwaysfork = yes\fP in \fBasterisk.conf\fP.
-
-.IP "\-g" 10
-Remove resource limit on core size, thus forcing Asterisk to dump
-core in the unlikely event of a segmentation fault or abort signal.
-\fBNOTE:\fR in some cases this may be incompatible
-with the \fB-U\fR or \fB-G\fR flags.
-
-.IP "\-G \fIgroup\fR" 10
-Run as group \fIgroup\fR instead of the
-calling group. \fBNOTE:\fR this requires substantial work
-to be sure that Asterisk's environment has permission to write
-the files required for its operation, including logs, its comm
-socket, the asterisk database, etc.
-
-.IP "\-h" 10
-Provide brief summary of command line arguments and terminate.
-
-.IP "\-i" 10
-Prompt user to intialize any encrypted private keys for IAX2
-secure authentication during startup.
-
-.IP "\-I" 10
-Enable internal timing if DAHDI timing is available.
-The default behaviour is that outbound packets are phase locked
-to inbound packets. Enabling this switch causes them to be
-locked to the internal DAHDI timer instead.
-
-.IP "\-L \fIloadaverage\fR" 10
-Limits the maximum load average before rejecting new calls. This can
-be useful to prevent a system from being brought down by terminating
-too many simultaneous calls.
-
-.IP "\-m" 10
-Temporarily mutes output to the console and logs. To return to normal,
-use \fBlogger mute\fR.
-
-.IP "\-M \fIvalue\fR" 10
-Limits the maximum number of calls to the specified value. This can
-be useful to prevent a system from being brought down by terminating
-too many simultaneous calls.
-
-.IP "\-n" 10
-Disable ANSI colors even on terminals capable of displaying them.
-
-.IP "\-p" 10
-If supported by the operating system (and executing as root),
-attempt to run with realtime priority for increased performance and
-responsiveness within the Asterisk process, at the expense of other
-programs running on the same machine.
-
-.IP "" 10
-Note: \fBastcanary\fR will run concurrently with
-\fBasterisk\fR. If \fBastcanary\fR stops
-running or is killed, \fBasterisk\fR will slow down to
-normal process priority, to avoid locking up the machine.
-
-.IP "\-q" 10
-Reduce default console output when running in conjunction with
-console mode (\fB-c\fR).
-
-.IP "\-r" 10
-Instead of running a new Asterisk process, attempt to connect
-to a running Asterisk process and provide a console interface
-for controlling it.
-
-.IP "\-R" 10
-Much like \fB-r\fR. Instead of running a new Asterisk process, attempt to connect
-to a running Asterisk process and provide a console interface
-for controlling it. Additionally, if connection to the Asterisk
-process is lost, attempt to reconnect for as long as 30 seconds.
-
-.IP "\-s \fIsocket file name\fR" 10
-In combination with \fB-r\fR, connect directly to a specified
-Asterisk server socket.
-
-.IP "\-t" 10
-When recording files, write them first into a temporary holding directory,
-then move them into the final location when done.
-
-.IP "\-T" 10
-Add timestamp to all non-command related output going to the console
-when running with verbose and/or logging to the console.
-
-.IP "\-U \fIuser\fR" 10
-Run as user \fIuser\fR instead of the
-calling user. \fBNOTE:\fR this requires substantial work
-to be sure that Asterisk's environment has permission to write
-the files required for its operation, including logs, its comm
-socket, the asterisk database, etc.
-
-.IP "\-v" 10
-Increase the level of verboseness on the console. The more times
-\fB-v\fR is specified, the more verbose the output is.
-Specifying this option implies \fB-f\fR and will cause
-asterisk to no longer fork or detach from the controlling terminal.
-This option may also be used in conjunction with \fB-r\fR and \fB-R\fR.
-
-.IP "" 10
-Note: This always sets the verbose level in the asterisk process,
-even if it is running in the background. This will affect the size
-of your log files.
-
-.IP "\-V" 10
-Display version information and exit immediately.
-
-.IP "\-W" 10
-Display colored terminal text as if the background were white
-or otherwise light in color. Normally, terminal text is displayed
-as if the background were black or otherwise dark in color.
-
-.IP "\-x \fIcommand\fR" 10
-Connect to a running Asterisk process and execute a command on
-a command line, passing any output through to standard out and
-then terminating when the command execution completes. Implies
-\fB-r\fR when \fB-R\fR is not explicitly
-supplied.
-
-.IP "\-X" 10
-Enables executing of includes via \fB#exec\fR directive.
-This can be useful if You want to do \fB#exec\fR inside
-\fBasterisk.conf\fP
-
-.SH "EXAMPLES"
-
-.PP
-\fBasterisk\fR \- Begin Asterisk as a daemon
-
-.PP
-\fBasterisk \-vvvgc\fR \- Run on controlling terminal
-
-.PP
-\fBasterisk \-rx "core show channels"\fR \- Display channels on running server
-
-
-.SH "BUGS"
-
-.PP
-Bug reports and feature requests may be filed at https://issues.asterisk.org
-
-
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-
-.PP
-http://www.asterisk.org \- The Asterisk Home Page
-
-.PP
-http://www.asteriskdocs.org \- The Asterisk Documentation Project
-
-.PP
-http://wiki.asterisk.org \- The Asterisk Wiki
-
-.PP
-http://www.digium.com/ \- Asterisk is sponsored by Digium
-
-
-.SH "AUTHOR"
-
-.PP
-Mark Spencer markster@digium.com
-
-.PP
-Countless other contributors, see CREDITS with distribution for more information.
-
-.\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 08 Feb 2011, 12:17
+'\" -*- coding: us-ascii -*-
+.if \n(.g .ds T< \\FC
+.if \n(.g .ds T> \\F[\n[.fam]]
+.de URL
+\\$2 \(la\\$1\(ra\\$3
+..
+.if \n(.g .mso www.tmac
+.TH "asterisk " 8 2011-02-08 "asterisk Trunk" ""
+.SH NAME
+asterisk
+\- All-purpose telephony server.
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+'nh
+.fi
+.ad l
+\fBasterisk\fR \kx
+.if (\nx>(\n(.l/2)) .nr x (\n(.l/5)
+'in \n(.iu+\nxu
+[\fB-BcdfFghiImnpqRtTvVW\fR] [\fB-C \fR\fIfile\fR] [\fB-e \fR\fImemory\fR] [\fB-G \fR\fIgroup\fR] [\fB-L \fR\fIloadaverage\fR] [\fB-M \fR\fIvalue\fR] [\fB-U \fR\fIuser\fR] [\fB-s \fR\fIsocket-file\fR]
+'in \n(.iu-\nxu
+.ad b
+'hy
+'nh
+.fi
+.ad l
+\fBasterisk -r\fR \kx
+.if (\nx>(\n(.l/2)) .nr x (\n(.l/5)
+'in \n(.iu+\nxu
+[\fB-v\fR] [\fB-d\fR] [\fB-x \fR\fIcommand\fR]
+'in \n(.iu-\nxu
+.ad b
+'hy
+'nh
+.fi
+.ad l
+\fBasterisk -R\fR \kx
+.if (\nx>(\n(.l/2)) .nr x (\n(.l/5)
+'in \n(.iu+\nxu
+[\fB-v\fR] [\fB-d\fR] [\fB-x \fR\fIcommand\fR]
+'in \n(.iu-\nxu
+.ad b
+'hy
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBasterisk\fR is a full-featured telephony server which
+provides Private Branch eXchange (PBX), Interactive Voice Response (IVR),
+Automated Call Distribution (ACD), Voice over IP (VoIP) gatewaying,
+Conferencing, and a plethora of other telephony applications to a broad
+range of telephony devices including packet voice (SIP, IAX2, MGCP, Skinny,
+H.323, Unistim) devices (both endpoints and proxies), as well as traditional TDM
+hardware including T1, E1, ISDN PRI, GR-303, RBS, Loopstart, Groundstart,
+ISDN BRI and many more.
+.PP
+At start, Asterisk reads the /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf main configuration
+file and locates the rest of the configuration files from the configuration
+in that file. The -C option specifies an alternate main configuration file.
+Virtually all aspects of the operation of asterisk's configuration files
+can be found in the sample configuration files. The format for those files
+is generally beyond the scope of this man page.
+.PP
+When running with \fB-c\fR, \fB-r\fR or \fB-R\fR
+options, Asterisk supplies a powerful command line, including command
+completion, which may be used to monitors its status, perform a variety
+of administrative actions and even explore the applications that are
+currently loaded into the system.
+.PP
+Asterisk is a trademark of Digium, Inc.
+.SH OPTIONS
+Running Asterisk starts the asterisk daemon (optionally running it
+in the foreground). However running it with \*(T<\fB\-r\fR\*(T> or
+\*(T<\fB\-R\fR\*(T> connects to an existing Asterisk instance through
+a remote console.
+.TP
+-B
+Force the background of the terminal to be black, in order for
+terminal colors to show up properly. Equivalent to
+\*(T<\fBforceblackbackground = yes\fR\*(T> in
+\*(T<\fIasterisk.conf\fR\*(T>. See also
+\*(T<\fB\-n\fR\*(T> and \*(T<\fB\-W\fR\*(T>.
+.TP
+-C \fIfile\fR
+Use \*(T<\fIfile\fR\*(T> as master configuration file
+instead of the default, /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf
+.TP
+-c
+Provide a control console on the calling terminal. The
+console is similar to the remote console provided by
+\*(T<\fB\-r\fR\*(T>. Specifying this option implies
+\fB-f\fR and will cause asterisk to no longer
+fork or detach from the controlling terminal. Equivalent
+to \*(T<\fBconsole = yes\fR\*(T> in \*(T<\fIasterisk.conf\fR\*(T>.
+.TP
+-d
+Enable extra debugging statements. This parameter may be used several
+times, and each increases the debug level. Equivalent to \*(T<\fBdebug = \fR\*(T>\fInum\fR
+in \*(T<\fIasterisk.conf\fR\*(T> to explicitly set the initian debug
+level to \fInum\fR. When given at startup, this
+option also implies \*(T<\fB\-f\fR\*(T> (no forking). However when
+connecting to an existing Asterisk instance (\*(T<\fB\-r\fR\*(T> or
+\*(T<\fB\-R\fR\*(T>), it may only increase the debug level.
+.TP
+-e \fImemory\fR
+Limit the generation of new channels when the amount of free memory
+has decreased to under \fImemory\fR megabytes.
+Equivalent to \*(T<\fBminmemfree = \fR\*(T>\fImemory\fR in
+\*(T<\fIasterisk.conf\fR\*(T>.
+.TP
+-f
+Do not fork or detach from controlling terminal. Overrides any
+preceding specification of \fB-F\fR on the command line.
+Equivalent to \*(T<\fBnofork = yes\fR\*(T> in \*(T<\fIasterisk.conf\fR\*(T>.
+See also \*(T<\fB\-c\fR\*(T>.
+.TP
+-F
+Always fork and detach from controlling terminal. Overrides any
+preceding specification of \fB-f\fR on the command line.
+May also be used to prevent \*(T<\fB\-d\fR\*(T> and \*(T<\fB\-v\fR\*(T> to imply
+no forking. Equivalent to \*(T<\fBalwaysfork = yes\fR\*(T> in \*(T<\fIasterisk.conf\fR\*(T>.
+.TP
+-g
+Remove resource limit on core size, thus forcing Asterisk to dump
+core in the unlikely event of a segmentation fault or abort signal.
+\fBNOTE:\fR in some cases this may be incompatible
+with the \fB-U\fR or \fB-G\fR flags.
+.TP
+-G \fIgroup\fR
+Run as group \fIgroup\fR instead of the
+calling group. \fBNOTE:\fR this requires substantial work
+to be sure that Asterisk's environment has permission to write
+the files required for its operation, including logs, its comm
+socket, the asterisk database, etc.
+.TP
+-h
+Provide brief summary of command line arguments and terminate.
+.TP
+-i
+Prompt user to intialize any encrypted private keys for IAX2
+secure authentication during startup.
+.TP
+-I
+Enable internal timing if DAHDI timing is available.
+The default behaviour is that outbound packets are phase locked
+to inbound packets. Enabling this switch causes them to be
+locked to the internal DAHDI timer instead.
+.TP
+-L \fIloadaverage\fR
+Limits the maximum load average before rejecting new calls. This can
+be useful to prevent a system from being brought down by terminating
+too many simultaneous calls.
+.TP
+-m
+Temporarily mutes output to the console and logs. To return to normal,
+use \fBlogger mute\fR.
+.TP
+-M \fIvalue\fR
+Limits the maximum number of calls to the specified value. This can
+be useful to prevent a system from being brought down by terminating
+too many simultaneous calls.
+.TP
+-n
+Disable ANSI colors even on terminals capable of displaying them.
+.TP
+-p
+If supported by the operating system (and executing as root),
+attempt to run with realtime priority for increased performance and
+responsiveness within the Asterisk process, at the expense of other
+programs running on the same machine.
+
+Note: \fBastcanary\fR will run concurrently with
+\fBasterisk\fR. If \fBastcanary\fR stops
+running or is killed, \fBasterisk\fR will slow down to
+normal process priority, to avoid locking up the machine.
+.TP
+-q
+Reduce default console output when running in conjunction with
+console mode (\fB-c\fR).
+.TP
+-r
+Instead of running a new Asterisk process, attempt to connect
+to a running Asterisk process and provide a console interface
+for controlling it.
+.TP
+-R
+Much like \fB-r\fR. Instead of running a new Asterisk process, attempt to connect
+to a running Asterisk process and provide a console interface
+for controlling it. Additionally, if connection to the Asterisk
+process is lost, attempt to reconnect for as long as 30 seconds.
+.TP
+-s \fIsocket file name\fR
+In combination with \fB-r\fR, connect directly to a specified
+Asterisk server socket.
+.TP
+-t
+When recording files, write them first into a temporary holding directory,
+then move them into the final location when done.
+.TP
+-T
+Add timestamp to all non-command related output going to the console
+when running with verbose and/or logging to the console.
+.TP
+-U \fIuser\fR
+Run as user \fIuser\fR instead of the
+calling user. \fBNOTE:\fR this requires substantial work
+to be sure that Asterisk's environment has permission to write
+the files required for its operation, including logs, its comm
+socket, the asterisk database, etc.
+.TP
+-v
+Increase the level of verboseness on the console. The more times
+\fB-v\fR is specified, the more verbose the output is.
+Specifying this option implies \fB-f\fR and will cause
+asterisk to no longer fork or detach from the controlling terminal.
+This option may also be used in conjunction with \fB-r\fR
+and \fB-R\fR.
+
+Note: This always sets the verbose level in the asterisk process,
+even if it is running in the background. This will affect the size
+of your log files.
+.TP
+-V
+Display version information and exit immediately.
+.TP
+-W
+Display colored terminal text as if the background were white
+or otherwise light in color. Normally, terminal text is displayed
+as if the background were black or otherwise dark in color.
+.TP
+-x \fIcommand\fR
+Connect to a running Asterisk process and execute a command on
+a command line, passing any output through to standard out and
+then terminating when the command execution completes. Implies
+\fB-r\fR when \fB-R\fR is not explicitly
+supplied.
+.TP
+-X
+Enables executing of includes via \fB#exec\fR directive.
+This can be useful if You want to do \fB#exec\fR inside
+\*(T<\fIasterisk.conf\fR\*(T>
+.SH EXAMPLES
+\fBasterisk\fR - Begin Asterisk as a daemon
+.PP
+\fBasterisk -vvvgc\fR - Run on controlling terminal
+.PP
+\fBasterisk -rx "core show channels"\fR - Display channels on running server
+.SH BUGS
+Bug reports and feature requests may be filed at https://issues.asterisk.org
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+http://www.asterisk.org - The Asterisk Home Page
+.PP
+http://www.asteriskdocs.org - The Asterisk Documentation Project
+.PP
+http://wiki.asterisk.org - The Asterisk Wiki
+.PP
+http://www.digium.com/ - Asterisk is sponsored by Digium
+.SH AUTHOR
+Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>
+.PP
+Countless other contributors, see CREDITS with distribution for more information.