From a35092470043642c0deccb798f3349f5976bc01f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Latham Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 20:31:13 +0000 Subject: Documentation Updates Note default polling setting in voicemail.conf Add missing config to asterisk.conf Update manpage (issue #16505) Reported by: tzafrir Patches: asterisk_sgml_fixes_demo.diff uploaded by tzafrir (license 46) Tested by: lathama, tzafrir git-svn-id: https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk@307041 65c4cc65-6c06-0410-ace0-fbb531ad65f3 --- doc/asterisk.8 | 742 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 508 insertions(+), 234 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/asterisk.8') diff --git a/doc/asterisk.8 b/doc/asterisk.8 index 8181d6e36..e4e2d1a80 100644 --- a/doc/asterisk.8 +++ b/doc/asterisk.8 @@ -1,234 +1,508 @@ -'\" -*- 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 2010-08-03 "asterisk 1.6" "" -.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] [\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-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 -.TP --B -Force the background of the terminal to be black, in order for -terminal colors to show up properly. -.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. -Specifying this option implies \fB-f\fR and will cause -asterisk to no longer fork or detach from the controlling terminal. -.TP --d -Enable extra debugging statements. - -Note: This always sets the debug level in the asterisk process, -even if it is running in the background. This may affect the size -of your log files, if the debug level is specified in logger.conf. -.TP --e \fImemory\fR -Limit the generation of new channels when the amount of free memory has decreased to under \fImemory\fR megabytes. -.TP --f -Do not fork or detach from controlling terminal. Overrides any preceding specification of \fB-F\fR on the command line. -.TP --F -Always fork and detach from controlling terminal. Overrides any preceding specification of \fB-f\fR on the command line. -.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" -*CLI> \fBhelp\fR - Help on Asterisk CLI -.PP -*CLI> \fBcore show applications\fR - Show loaded dialplan applications -.PP -*CLI> \fBcore show functions\fR - Show loaded dialplan functions -.PP -*CLI> \fBdialplan show\fR - Show current dialplan -.PP -http://www.asterisk.org - The Asterisk Home Page -.PP -http://www.asteriskdocs.org - The Asterisk Documentation Project -.PP -http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk - The Asterisk Wiki -.PP -http://www.digium.com/ - Asterisk sponsor and hardware supplier -.SH AUTHOR -Mark Spencer -.PP -Countless other contributors, see CREDITS with distribution for more information. +.TH " \fBasterisk\fP " "8" +<<<<<<< .working +.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 \fB-x \fP\fIcommand\fR + +.PP +\fBasterisk \-r\fR \fB-v\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" + +.IP "\-B" 10 +Force the background of the terminal to be black, in order for +terminal colors to show up properly. + +.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. +Specifying this option implies \fB-f\fR and will cause +asterisk to no longer fork or detach from the controlling terminal. + +.IP "\-d" 10 +Enable extra debugging statements. + +.IP "" 10 +Note: This always sets the debug level in the asterisk process, +even if it is running in the background. This may affect the size +of your log files, if the debug level is specified in logger.conf. + +.IP "\-e \fImemory\fR" 10 +Limit the generation of new channels when the amount of free memory has decreased to under \fImemory\fR megabytes. + +.IP "\-f" 10 +Do not fork or detach from controlling terminal. Overrides any preceding specification of \fB-F\fR on the command line. + +.IP "\-F" 10 +Always fork and detach from controlling terminal. Overrides any preceding specification of \fB-f\fR on the command line. + +.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 +*CLI \fBhelp\fR \- Help on Asterisk CLI + +.PP +*CLI \fBcore show applications\fR \- Show loaded dialplan applications + +.PP +*CLI \fBcore show functions\fR \- Show loaded dialplan functions + +.PP +*CLI \fBdialplan show\fR \- Show current dialplan + +.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 sponsor and hardware supplier + +.SH "AUTHOR" + +.PP +Mark Spencer markster@digium.com + +.PP +Countless other contributors, see CREDITS with distribution for more information. + +======= + +.SH "NAME" +, \fBasterisk\fP \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. + +>>>>>>> .merge-right.r306999 +.\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 08 Feb 2011, 17:30 -- cgit v1.2.3