almcall

Last Updated : Apr 05, 2018 |
Use almcall to:
  • set or display the telephone numbers to services
  • enable or disable alarm abbreviation on those numbers
  • set the interval between retries
Prolog information

Syntax

almcall [ -f first-number ] [ -a [y|n] ] [ -s second-number ] [ -b [y|n] ] [ -t timer ] [ -i interval ] [ -? ]
-f first-number
Set the first dial-out number to first-number. The number can have up to 30 digits (0–9) and “,” for pause. Dashes are allowed but are ignored.
-a [y | n]
Set alarm abbreviation on (y) or off (n) for the first telephone number. The default is y.
-s second-number
Set the second dial-out number to second-number. The number can have up to 30 digits (0–9) and “,” for pause. Dashes are allowed but are ignored.
-b [y | n]
Set alarm abbreviation on (y) or off (n) for the second telephone number. The default is y.
-t timer
Set the alarm abbreviation timer to the timer value. Valid values are between 1 and 24 hours. The default value is 4.
-i interval
Set the interval between retries in minutes. The interval range is between 1 and 20 minutes. The default is 7 minutes. The value 0 is ignored.
-?
Display the command usage.

Description

almcall with no arguments displays the dial-out numbers, alarm abbreviation, timer, and interval information.