[asterisk-users] newbie question

[Alex Samad]

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 09:09:39AM -0800, Steve Edwards wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:33:45AM -0500, Bill Shaw wrote:
> >> Hi All,
> >>
[snip]
> >
> > 2. Run from the external shell prompt:
> >
> >  asterisk -rx 'help <whatever>' | less
> 
> Or, you can use the "script" command to capture the output to a file so 
> you can refer to it as needed.

I find screen helpful here you can set the scroll back buffer to a large
number and you can detach the running screen from the console to
reattach some time later.

my default scroll back buffer is set to around 1000 usually enough to
capture what I need, plus you can cut paste between screens 

> 
> "script" is also useful to capture the console log to a file when you are 
> trying to debug a call and your console output looks like a broken fire 
> hydrant.
> 

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