[asterisk-users] asterisk-users Digest, Vol 64, Issue 52

[Danny Nicholas]

The "problem" with online help is the "verbosity" of the asterisk console.
If you are in "realtime" and you have the CLI set for a verbosity higher
than 1, you have a lot to deal with trying to separate the help output from
the normal "asterisk chatter" (the stuff that comes from calls,
registrations, etc).  The smoothest way to use help is Tzafir's suggestion
of using "asterisk -rx help |less" from a shell.  If you are at the console,
you can use a second tty session or window; if at your desk, perhaps a
second putty session.  Of course you can "can" most of the "chatter" by
doing "core set verbose 0" before doing help.

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Bill Shaw
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:20 AM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] asterisk-users Digest, Vol 64, Issue 52

Thanks for the speedy response, Danny.

So you recommend I run something like:

asterisk -vvvvr | tee ast-help.txt

Then when I need help on a command I request it on the command line,  exit
to the shell,  edit (or whatever) the .txt file to find the command syntax I
am looking for,  then re-enter the asterisk cli?  Kind of defeats the
purpose of 'online help'  doesn't it?

Not trying to be a smart-a$$,  just hoping to find something a little
smoother.  Is there a better way,  or is help as useless as it is starting
to appear?

Thanks,

Bill

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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:45:04 -0600
From: "Danny Nicholas" <danny at debsinc.com>
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] newbie question
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You can "tee" your CLI screen (google for it) so your output is in a file
that you can use more|less|vi or some other controlled viewing method on.

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Bill Shaw
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:34 AM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: [asterisk-users] newbie question

Hi All,

When typing 'help' on the command line (* console) is there a way to 
keep it from just scrolling most of the information off the top of the 
screen? I can't hit ctrl-s fast enough so I miss most of the info.  This 
makes 'help' be not much help.

Thanks,

Bill
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