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In addition to being the console for Asterisk, the CLI also sports several
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features that make it very helpful to use for obtaining information and
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affecting system configuration.  The console can also be seen by starting
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a remote console, which connects to the running daemon and shows much of
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the same information as if using the daemon in foreground mode.
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Connecting a remote console is as easy as using the -r or -R flags.  The only
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difference between these flags is that the uppercase variation (-R) will
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automatically reconnect to the daemon (or at least retry) if the daemon
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restarts.  To exit a remote console, simply type 'quit' or 'exit'.  Please note
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that you can differentiate between a remote console and the Asterisk console,
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as 'quit' or 'exit' will not function on the main console, which prevents an
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accidental shutdown of the daemon.  If you would like to shutdown the Asterisk
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daemon, you can use the 'stop' set of commands, such as 'stop now',
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'stop gracefully', or 'stop when convenient'.
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Once on the console, the 'help' command may be used to see a list of commands
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available for use.  Note that in addition to the 'help' command, the Asterisk
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CLI sports tab command line completion on all commands, including many
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arguments.  To use tab command line completion, simply press the <Tab> key at
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any time while entering the beginning of any command.  If the command can be
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completed unambiguously, it will do so, otherwise it will complete as much of
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the command as possible.  Additionally, Asterisk will print a list of all
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possible matches, if possible.
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The 'help' command may also be used to obtain more detailed information on
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how to use a particular command.  For example, if you type 'help core show',
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Asterisk will respond with a list of all commands that start with that string.
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If you type 'help core show version', specifying a complete command, Asterisk
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will respond with a usage message which describes how to use that command.  As
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with other commands on the Asterisk console, the help command also responds to
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tab command line completion.
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