[asterisk-users] Triggering a call from bash

[Rodolfo Alcazar Portillo]

Am Donnerstag, den 16.10.2008, 11:02 -0500 schrieb David A. Bandel:
> 2008/10/16 Rodolfo Alcazar Portillo <rodolfo.alcazar at padep.org.bo>:
> > Hi.
> >
> > Does anyone knows how to trigger a phone call from a bash command?
> 
> Two ways:
> 1.  look in your asterisk source directory for a file called
> sample.call.  This will show you what you need to put into your spool
> directory for * to place a call to a number.
> 2.  using `asterisk -rx console dial xxxx` you can call a number, but
> it will connect from the console

Option 2 will do. The right command is 

# asterisk  -rx 'originate SIP/1/123456 extension 400 at greeting'

Thanks!
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