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-<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN">
<refentry>
<refentryinfo>
- <date>2005-10-18</date>
+ <date>2010-08-03</date>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>
@@ -21,13 +20,15 @@
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>asterisk</command>
-<arg><option>-tThfdvVqpRgciIns</option></arg>
+<arg><option>-BcdfFghiImnpqRtTvVW</option></arg>
<arg><option>-C </option><replaceable class="parameter">file</replaceable></arg>
-<arg><option>-U </option><replaceable class="parameter">user</replaceable></arg>
+<arg><option>-e </option><replaceable class="parameter">memory</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>
+<arg><option>-M </option><replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable></arg>
+<arg><option>-U </option><replaceable class="parameter">user</replaceable></arg>
+<arg><option>-s </option><replaceable class="parameter">socket-file</replaceable></arg>
+<arg><option>-x </option><replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<refsect1info>
- <date>2007-12-19</date>
+ <date>2010-08-03</date>
</refsect1info>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>
@@ -74,6 +75,15 @@
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>-B</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Force the background of the terminal to be black, in order for
+ terminal colors to show up properly.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term>-C <replaceable class="parameter">file</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -100,8 +110,16 @@
</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.
+ 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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-e <replaceable class="parameter">memory</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Limit the generation of new channels when the amount of free memory has decreased to under <replaceable>memory</replaceable> megabytes.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -109,7 +127,15 @@
<term>-f</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Do not fork or detach from controlling terminal.
+ Do not fork or detach from controlling terminal. Overrides any preceding specification of <command>-F</command> on the command line.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-F</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Always fork and detach from controlling terminal. Overrides any preceding specification of <command>-f</command> on the command line.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -175,6 +201,15 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>-m</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Temporarily mutes output to the console and logs. To return to normal,
+ use <command>logger mute</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term>-M <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -201,6 +236,12 @@
responsiveness within the Asterisk process, at the expense of other
programs running on the same machine.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Note: <command>astcanary</command> will run concurrently with
+ <command>asterisk</command>. If <command>astcanary</command> stops
+ running or is killed, <command>asterisk</command> will slow down to
+ normal process priority, to avoid locking up the machine.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -299,6 +340,16 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>-W</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term>-x <replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -331,7 +382,7 @@
<command>asterisk -vvvgc</command> - Run on controlling terminal
</para>
<para>
- <command>asterisk -rx "show channels"</command> - Display channels on running server
+ <command>asterisk -rx "core show channels"</command> - Display channels on running server
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -346,10 +397,13 @@
*CLI&gt; <command>help</command> - Help on Asterisk CLI
</para>
<para>
- *CLI&gt; <command>show applications</command> - Show loaded dialplan applications
+ *CLI&gt; <command>core show applications</command> - Show loaded dialplan applications
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ *CLI&gt; <command>core show functions</command> - Show loaded dialplan functions
</para>
<para>
- *CLI&gt; <command>show functions</command> - Show loaded dialplan functions
+ *CLI&gt; <command>dialplan show</command> - Show current dialplan
</para>
<para>
http://www.asterisk.org - The Asterisk Home Page
@@ -363,9 +417,6 @@
<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>
@@ -376,7 +427,7 @@
</para>
<para>
<author>
- <firstname>Countless other contributers, see CREDITS with distribution for more information</firstname>
+ <firstname>Countless other contributors, see CREDITS with distribution for more information.</firstname>
</author>
</para>
</refsect1>