Here is the list of some useful CLI commands
General Commands:
!<command>: Executes a given shell command
ippbx*CLI# ! uptime
17:05:44 up 3 days, 1:17, 3 users, load average: 0.05, 0.08, 0.09
pri debug span: Enables PRI debugging on a span
pri intense debug span: Enables REALLY INTENSE PRI debugging
pri no debug span: Disables PRI debugging on a span
show uptime: Show uptime information
ippbx*CLI# core show uptime
System uptime: 5 hours, 32 minutes, 35 seconds
Last reload: 2 hours, 42 minutes, 42 seconds
restart/stop when convenient: Restarts/shuts down Asterisk at empty call volume
core show codecs: Display information on codecs
ippbx*CLI# core show codecs
Disclaimer: this command is for informational purposes only.
It does not indicate anything about your configuration.
INT BINARY HEX TYPE NAME DESC
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1 (1 << 0) (0x1) audio g723 (G.723.1)
2 (1 << 1) (0x2) audio gsm (GSM)
4 (1 << 2) (0x4) audio ulaw (G.711 u-law)
8 (1 << 3) (0x8) audio alaw (G.711 A-law)
16 (1 << 4) (0x10) audio g726aal2 (G.726 AAL2)
32 (1 << 5) (0x20) audio adpcm (ADPCM)
64 (1 << 6) (0x40) audio slin (16 bit Signed Linear PCM)
128 (1 << 7) (0x80) audio lpc10 (LPC10)
256 (1 << 8) (0x100) audio g729 (G.729A)
512 (1 << 9) (0x200) audio speex (SpeeX)
1024 (1 << 10) (0x400) audio ilbc (iLBC)
2048 (1 << 11) (0x800) audio g726 (G.726 RFC3551)
4096 (1 << 12) (0x1000) audio g722 (G722)
65536 (1 << 16) (0x10000) image jpeg (JPEG image)
131072 (1 << 17) (0x20000) image png (PNG image)
262144 (1 << 18) (0x40000) video h261 (H.261 Video)
524288 (1 << 19) (0x80000) video h263 (H.263 Video)
1048576 (1 << 20) (0x100000) video h263p (H.263+ Video)
2097152 (1 << 21) (0x200000) video h264 (H.264 Video)
show video codecs: Shows the list of video codecs
ippbx*CLI# show video codecs
Disclaimer: this command is for informational purposes only.
It does not indicate anything about your configuration.
INT BINARY HEX TYPE NAME DESC
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262144 (1 << 18) (0x40000) video h261 (H.261 Video)
524288 (1 << 19) (0x80000) video h263 (H.263 Video)
1048576 (1 << 20) (0x100000) video h263p (H.263+ Video)
2097152 (1 << 21) (0x200000) video h264 (H.264 Video)
Database Handling
database del: Removes database key/value
database deltree: Removes database keytree/values
database get: Gets database value
database put: Adds/updates database value
database show: Shows database contents