[asterisk-users] Jumped from 1.2.7 to 1.4.19, missing CLI colors

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 04:23:38PM -0800, Mojo with Horan & Company, LLC wrote:
> Mike wrote:
> > Ah, not bad.   When I start asterisk with "/usr/sbin/asterisk -c" I get the
> > colors, but if I start it without -c and then connect to the console using
> > "/usr/sbin/asterisk -r" I get no color.
> >
> > Since I want this to be running in the background, how do I fix this so I
> > get to have my cake and eat it too?
> >
> IIRC, using the utility 'screen' might work for you?

Indeed.  VICIdial runs asterisk behind screen, and I see colors in the
console.

Cheers,
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