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diff --git a/asterisk.sgml b/asterisk.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index ff257ff67..000000000 --- a/asterisk.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,364 +0,0 @@ -<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"> -<refentry> -<refentryinfo> - <date>2005-10-18</date> -</refentryinfo> -<refmeta> - <refentrytitle> - <application>asterisk</application> - </refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> - <refmiscinfo>asterisk 1.2</refmiscinfo> -</refmeta> -<refnamediv> - <refname> - <application>asterisk</application> - </refname> - <refpurpose> - All-purpose telephony server. - </refpurpose> -</refnamediv> -<refsynopsisdiv> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>asterisk</command> -<arg><option>-tThfdvVqpRgciIn</option></arg> -<arg><option>-C </option><replaceable class="parameter">file</replaceable></arg> -<arg><option>-U </option><replaceable class="parameter">user</replaceable></arg> -<arg><option>-G </option><replaceable class="parameter">group</replaceable></arg> -<arg><option>-x </option><replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable></arg> -<arg><option>-M </option><replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable></arg> -<arg><option>-L </option><replaceable class="parameter">loadaverage</replaceable></arg> - </cmdsynopsis> - <cmdsynopsis> - - <command>asterisk -r</command> - <arg><option>-v</option></arg> -<arg><option>-x </option><replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable></arg> - </cmdsynopsis> -</refsynopsisdiv> -<refsect1> - <refsect1info> - <date>2006-03-29</date> - </refsect1info> - <title>DESCRIPTION</title> - <para> - <command>asterisk</command> 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) 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. - </para> - <para> - 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. - </para> - <para> - When running with <command>-c</command>, <command>-r</command> or <command>-R</command> - 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. - </para> - <para> - Asterisk is a trademark of Digium, Inc. - </para> -</refsect1> -<refsect1> - <title>OPTIONS</title> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>-C <replaceable class="parameter">file</replaceable></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Use <filename>file</filename> as master configuration file - instead of the default, /etc/asterisk/asterisk.conf - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-c</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Provide a control console on the calling terminal. - Specifying this option implies <command>-f</command> and will cause - asterisk to no longer fork or detach from the controlling terminal. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-d</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable extra debugging statements. - </para> - <para> - Note: This always sets the debug level in the asterisk process, - even if it is running in the background. This will affect the size - of your log files. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-f</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Do not fork or detach from controlling terminal. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-g</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Remove resource limit on core size, thus forcing Asterisk to dump - core in the unlikely event of a segmentation fault or abort signal. - <command>NOTE:</command> in some cases this may be incompatible - with the <command>-U</command> or <command>-G</command> flags. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-G <replaceable class="parameter">group</replaceable></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Run as group <replaceable>group</replaceable> instead of the - calling group. <command>NOTE:</command> 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. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-h</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Provide brief summary of command line arguments and terminate. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-i</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Prompt user to intialize any encrypted private keys for IAX2 - secure authentication during startup. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-I</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable internal timing if Zaptel 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 Zaptel timer instead. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-L <replaceable class="parameter">loadaverage</replaceable></term> - <listitem> - <para> - 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. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-M <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable></term> - <listitem> - <para> - 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. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-n</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Disable ANSI colors even on terminals capable of displaying them. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-p</term> - <listitem> - <para> - 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. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-q</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Reduce default console output when running in conjunction with - console mode (<command>-c</command>). - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-r</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Instead of running a new Asterisk process, attempt to connect - to a running Asterisk process and provide a console interface - for controlling it. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-R</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Much like <command>-r</command>. 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. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-t</term> - <listitem> - <para> - When recording files, write them first into a temporary holding directory, - then move them into the final location when done. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-T</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Add timestamp to all non-command related output going to the console - when running with verbose and/or logging to the console. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-U <replaceable class="parameter">user</replaceable></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Run as user <replaceable>user</replaceable> instead of the - calling user. <command>NOTE:</command> 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. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-v</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Increase the level of verboseness on the console. The more times - <command>-v</command> is specified, the more verbose the output is. - Specifying this option implies <command>-f</command> and will cause - asterisk to no longer fork or detach from the controlling terminal. - This option may also be used in conjunction with <command>-r</command> - and <command>-R</command>. - </para> - <para> - 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. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-V</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Display version information and exit immediately. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>-x <replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable></term> - <listitem> - <para> - 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 - <command>-r</command> when <command>-R</command> is not explicitly - supplied. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> -</refsect1> -<refsect1> - <title>EXAMPLES</title> - <para> - <command>asterisk</command> - Begin Asterisk as a daemon - </para> - <para> - <command>asterisk -vvvgc</command> - Run on controlling terminal - </para> - <para> - <command>asterisk -rx "show channels"</command> - Display channels on running server - </para> -</refsect1> -<refsect1> - <title>BUGS</title> - <para> - Bug reports and feature requests may be filed at http://bugs.digium.com - </para> -</refsect1> -<refsect1> - <title>SEE ALSO</title> - <para> - *CLI> <command>help</command> - Help on Asterisk CLI - </para> - <para> - *CLI> <command>show applications</command> - Show loaded dialplan applications - </para> - <para> - *CLI> <command>show functions</command> - Show loaded dialplan functions - </para> - <para> - http://www.asterisk.org - The Asterisk Home Page - </para> - <para> - http://www.asteriskdocs.org - The Asterisk Documentation Project - </para> - <para> - http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk - The Asterisk Wiki - </para> - <para> - http://www.digium.com/ - Asterisk sponsor and hardware supplier - </para> - <para> - http://www.markocam.com/ - Asterisk author's web cam - </para> -</refsect1> -<refsect1> - <title>AUTHOR</title> - <para> - <author> - <firstname>Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com></firstname> - </author> - </para> - <para> - <author> - <firstname>Countless other contributers, see CREDITS with distribution for more information</firstname> - </author> - </para> -</refsect1> -</refentry> |