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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN">
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<refentry>
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<refentryinfo>
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<date>2004-07-18</date>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>
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<application>asterisk</application>
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</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo>asterisk 1.0</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>
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<application>asterisk</application>
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</refname>
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<refpurpose>
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All-purpose telephony server.
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</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>asterisk</command>
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<arg><option>-tThfdvVqpRgcin</option></arg>
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<arg><option>-C </option><replaceable class="parameter">file</replaceable></arg>
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<arg><option>-U </option><replaceable class="parameter">user</replaceable></arg>
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<arg><option>-G </option><replaceable class="parameter">group</replaceable></arg>
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<arg><option>-x </option><replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable></arg>
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<arg><option>-M </option><replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>asterisk -r</command>
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<arg><option>-v</option></arg>
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<arg><option>-x </option><replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<refsect1info>
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<date>2004-07-01</date>
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</refsect1info>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>
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<command>asterisk</command> 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, IAX, 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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</para>
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<para>
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Asterisk reads most of its configuration files from configuration files
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located in /etc/asterisk. Virtually all aspects of the operation of
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asterisk's configuration files can be found in the sample configuration
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files. The format for those files is generally beyond the scope of this
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man page.
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</para>
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<para>
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When running with <command>-c</command>, <command>-r</command> or <command>-R</command>
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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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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>OPTIONS</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-C <replaceable class="parameter">file</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Use <filename>file</filename> as master configuration file
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instead of the default, /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-c</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Provide a control console on the calling terminal.
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Specifying this option implies <command>-f</command> and will cause
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asterisk to no longer fork or detach from the controlling terminal.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-d</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Enable extra debugging statements.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-f</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Do not fork or detach from controlling terminal.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-g</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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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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<command>NOTE:</command> in some cases this may be incompatible
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with the <command>-U</command> or <command>-G</command> flags.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-G <replaceable class="parameter">group</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Run as group <replaceable>group</replaceable> instead of the
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calling group. <command>NOTE:</command> 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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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-h</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Provide brief summary of command line arguments and terminate.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-i</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Prompt user to intialize any encrypted private keys during startup.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-M <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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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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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-n</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Disable ANSI colors even on terminals capable of displaying them.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-p</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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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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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-q</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Reduce default console output when running in conjunction with
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console mode (<command>-c</command>).
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-r</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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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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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-R</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Much like <command>-r</command>. 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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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-t</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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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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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-T</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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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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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-U <replaceable class="parameter">user</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Run as user <replaceable>user</replaceable> instead of the
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calling user. <command>NOTE:</command> 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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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-v</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Increase the level of verboseness on the console. The more times
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<command>-v</command> is specified, the more verbose the output is.
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Specifying this option implies <command>-f</command> 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 <command>-r</command>
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and <command>-R</command>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-V</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Display version information and exit immediately.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>-x <replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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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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<command>-r</command> when <command>-R</command> is not explicitly
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supplied.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>EXAMPLES</title>
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<para>
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<command>asterisk</command> - Begin Asterisk as a daemon
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</para>
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<para>
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<command>asterisk -vvvgc</command> - Run on controlling terminal
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</para>
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<para>
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<command>asterisk -rx "show channels"</command> - Display channels on running server
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>BUGS</title>
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<para>
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Bug reports and feature requests may be filed at http://bugs.digium.com
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<para>
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*CLI> <command>help</command> - Help on Asterisk CLI
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</para>
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<para>
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*CLI> <command>show applications</command> - Show loaded applications
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</para>
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<para>
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http://www.asterisk.org - The Asterisk Home Page
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</para>
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<para>
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http://www.asteriskdocs.org - The Asterisk Documentation Project
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</para>
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<para>
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http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk - The Asterisk Wiki
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</para>
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<para>
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http://www.digium.com/ - Asterisk sponsor and hardware supplier
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</para>
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<para>
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http://www.markocam.com/ - Asterisk author's web cam
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>AUTHOR</title>
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<para>
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<author>
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<firstname>Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com></firstname>
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</author>
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</para>
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<para>
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<author>
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<firstname>Countless other contributers, see CREDITS with distribution for more information</firstname>
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</author>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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