[asterisk-users] Directory exists when * is pressed....but where?

[Tilghman Lesher]

On Tuesday 23 December 2008 14:49:52 Mike wrote:
> I have been trying to figure out how the * works when in the Directory
> (dial-by-name).  When I press * (which is supposed to exit the directory) I
> end up somewhere which I never specified.  It seems like Asterisk just
> picked that place to go, because I never specified it.

When you press '*', it enters the 'a' extension in the dial context (second
argument to Directory, or first, if the second is not specified).  If the 'a'
extension does not exist, then Directory exits normally and the next priority
in the current extension is executed.

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Tilghman