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The Asterisk dialplan
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The Asterisk dialplan is divided into contexts. A context is simply a group
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of extensions. For each "line" that should be able to be called, an extension
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must be added to a context. Then, you configure the calling "line" to have
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access to this context.
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If you change the dialplan, you can use the Asterisk CLI command
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"extensions reload" to load the new dialplan without disrupting
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service in your PBX.
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Extensions are routed according to priority and may be based on any set
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of characters (a-z), digits, #, and *. Please note that when matching a
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pattern, "N", "X", and "Z" are interpreted as classes of digits.
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For each extension, several actions may be listed and must be given a unique
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priority. When each action completes, the call continues at the next priority
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(except for some modules which use explicitly GOTO's).
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When each action completes, it generally moves to the next priority (except for
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some modules which use explicitly GOTO's.
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Extensions frequently have data they pass to the executing application
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(most frequently a string). You can see the available dialplan applications
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by entering the "show applications" command in the CLI.
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In this version of Asterisk, dialplan functions are added. These can
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be used as arguments to any application. For a list of the installed
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functions in your Asterisk, use the "show functions" command.
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* Example dial plan
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The example dial plan, in the configs/extensions.conf.sample file
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is installed as extensions.conf if you run "make samples" after
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installation of Asterisk. This file includes many more instructions
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and examples than this file, so it's worthwhile to read it.
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* Special extensions
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There are some extensions with important meanings:
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s: What to do when an extension context is entered (unless
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overridden by the low level channel interface)
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This is used in macros, and some special cases.
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"s" is not a generic catch-all wildcard extension.
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i: What to do if an invalid extension is entered
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h: The hangup extension, executed at hangup
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t: What to do if nothing is entered in the requisite amount
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of time.
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T: This is the extension that is executed when the 'absolute'
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timeout is reached. See "show function TIMEOUT" for more
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information on setting timeouts.
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And finally, the extension context "default" is used when either a) an
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extension context is deleted while an extension is in use, or b) a specific
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starting extension handler has not been defined (unless overridden by the
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low level channel interface).
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