Monitor()¶
Synopsis¶
Monitor a channel.
Description¶
Used to start monitoring a channel. The channel's input and output voice packets are logged to files until the channel hangs up or monitoring is stopped by the StopMonitor application.
By default, files are stored to /var/spool/asterisk/monitor/. Returns '-1' if monitor files can't be opened or if the channel is already monitored, otherwise '0'.
Syntax¶
Arguments¶
-
file_format
-
file_format
required - Optional. If not set, defaults to 'wav' -
urlbase
-
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fname_base
- If set, changes the filename used to the one specified. -
options
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m
- When the recording ends mix the two leg files into one and delete the two leg files. If the variable MONITOR_EXEC is set, the application referenced in it will be executed instead of soxmix/sox and the raw leg files will NOT be deleted automatically. soxmix/sox or MONITOR_EXEC is handed 3 arguments, the two leg files and a target mixed file name which is the same as the leg file names only without the in/out designator.
If MONITOR_EXEC_ARGS is set, the contents will be passed on as additional arguments to MONITOR_EXEC. Both MONITOR_EXEC and the Mix flag can be set from the administrator interface. -
b
- Don't begin recording unless a call is bridged to another channel. -
B(interval)
- Play a periodic beep while this call is being recorded.interval
- Interval, in seconds. Default is 15.
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i
- Skip recording of input stream (disables 'm' option). -
o
- Skip recording of output stream (disables 'm' option).
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See Also¶
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