E.3. database

The Asterisk database is a simple implementation based on Version 1 of the Berkeley database. You can add entries to the database, remove entries from the database, and view entries in the database with the following commands.^[*]

^[*] For more about the Asterisk database, see Chapter 6.

    database del family key

Deletes an entry in the Asterisk database for a given family and key.

    database del phones 1000/username

    database deltree family [keytree]

Deletes a family or a specific keytree within a family in the Asterisk database.

    database deltree phones

    database get family key

Retrieves an entry in the Asterisk database for a given family and key.

    database get phones 1000/username

    database put family key value

Adds or updates an entry in the Asterisk database for a given family, key, and value.

    database put phones 1000/username bob

    database show [family [key]]

Shows contents of database, or specific families, keys, and values.

    database show phones

    debug channel channel_name

Allows a debug of a specific active channel. See also show channels.

    debug channel SIP/1000-e54f

    dial [extension[@context]]

Dials a given extension (optionally, in the context specified) through the CONSOLE channel. This command is available only if chan_oss.so or chan_alsa.so is loaded in the modules.conf file.

    dial 1000@phones

    dont include context_to_be_removed in context

Removes a specified include from a context.

    dont include local-extensions in incoming

    dump agihtml filename

Dumps a list of AGI commands in HTML format to the given filename. The file will be saved to the /tmp/ directory by default, but a full path may be specified.

Closes the command-line interface, if you connected to the Asterisk console via the -r flag. You cannot use the quit and exit commands to shut down the PBX (as would be the case if the Asterisk were running in the foreground). To shut down the PBX rather than exiting the console, see the stop and restart commands.

Reloads the dialplan configuration from the extensions.conf file. In other words, it reloads only your dialplan; nothing else. This command is safe to run even when calls are active. Any new channels being created will be based on the newly reloaded dialplan.

Hangs up any currently active calls placed using the CONSOLE channel. This command is only available if chan_oss.so or chan_alsa.so is loaded in the modules.conf file.

    help [command [subcommand]...]

Displays help for commands and command-line usage. A single question mark or tab will do the same.

    help show applications