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NAME
isdnrep - report isdn activity
DESCRIPTION
Isdnrep reads the isdnlog log files, generates reports, does statis-
tics, and other things. It can also generate HTML output for use with
a web server.
OPTIONS
-V show version information and exit.
-a all
Show all connections registered. If this option is not given,
show only the connections made today.
-S Summary
Show a summary (no individual calls) for selected date range.
If this option is given twice, the summaries per day are hidden
too. Don't use with -h
-h no header
There will be no header for each day, nor will the summary at
the end of each day and at the end of the report be generated.
This is useful if the output is to be processed by another pro-
gram.
This option doesn't work if the -wX is also given.
-n numbers
Display numbers instead of the aliases for those numbers.
-fFILE The file from which to generate the report. This is usually
/var/log/isdn.log, or whatever is configured in
/etc/isdn/isdn.conf as LOGFILE = . The -f option will override
the setting in /etc/isdn/isdn.conf.
-t time span time="time span"
With this option a specific time span covered by the log file
can be displayed, e.g. all calls in November 1995, or on Jan-
uary 3rd 1996 between 03:00 and 09:45.
The format in which times are given is described below. The
time span has the following syntax:
time-time display from begin time up to end time
time- display from given time up to "now"
-time display from beginning of log file up to given time
time display the given month, day, hour, ...
-d -time delete="time"
Delete entries from the log file up to (but not including) the
specified time. The format is the same as for the -t option.
The minus before the time must be given! It is not possible to
define begin and end times; entries are always deleted from the
beginning up to the time given.
Warning! Entries are really deleted from the file. Careless
use can result in all entries being deleted, e.g. with "isdnrep
-d -".
-E print Errors
Display all connections and connection attempts. Without this
option, only successful connections are displayed.
-v verbose
Display warnings on startup.
-p [n][m]'number'[,[m]'number'...] phonenumber
Display only selected phone numbers.
"number" is specified in the same format as in configuration
files (see isdn.conf(5)). E.g. wildcards can be used.
If the flag 'm' is given, the corresponding MSN is meant.
E.g.: "m2" means MSN#2. If "m0" is given, all numbers are to be
displayed.
If the flag 'n' is given, the given number is not to be dis-
played.
-i incoming
Only incoming connections are displayed.
-o outgoing
Only outgoing connections are displayed.
-u unknown caller
At the end of the report, all numbers not aliased in cal-
lerid.conf or ~/.isdn are displayed. This option is not avail-
able when HTML output is requested.
-wX WWW
isdnrep can give its output in HTML format; this is switched on
with this option. Two modes are possible:
0 The HTML header is suppressed. Useful if the output is
to be included into an existing page.
1 A complete HTML page is generated.
-sX format string
The output generated by isdnrep can be modified by specifying
the format of the line generated for each connection. The syn-
tax is similar to that used by printf. The following parameters
are possible (the x where given means that a width for the
field, also known as the precision, must be given):
%X time without date
e.g. 23:54:06
%x the date
e.g. 25/07/97
%y date without year
e.g. Sun May 04
%Y year, in four digits
e.g. 1997
%D duration of connection
e.g. 00:03:34
%xH the local MSN; if an alias can be found, that will be dis-
played instead
%xh the local MSN, only as a number; no aliases will be substi-
tuted
%xF the remote number; if an alias can be found, that will be
displayed instead
%xf the remote number, only as a number; no aliases will be
substituted
%xL the town corresponding to the local MSN if known; an empty
string otherwise
%xl the town corresponding to the remote number if known; an
empty string otherwise
%T an arrow indicating the direction of the connection ("->"
outgoing or "<-" incoming); the local MSN should be
displayed on the left side of this.
%t an arrow indicating the direction of the connection,
reversed ("<-" outgoing or "->" incoming); the local MSN
should be displayed on the right side of this.
%xu the charge units, if known
e.g. 6 EH
%U the cost, if known
e.g. 2,28 DM
%I amount of INPUT data
%O amount of OUTPUT data
%P INPUT throughput (bps)
%p OUTPUT throughput (bps)
%S Service Indicator
%G displays a HTTP link to the corresponding fax, when a fax
was received by mgetty. This fax can be displayed by using
the link in a HTTP browser.
This option is only valid when used with -wx, see below for
more information.
%C displays a HTTP link to the corresponding voice file, when
a call was recorded by vbox. This option is only valid
when used with -wx, see below for more information.
The default format string for (non-HTML output) is
" %X %D %15.15H %T %-15.15F %7u %U %I %O"
With the following string all the important data is displayed
while keeping the total length to 80:
"%X%D %10.10H%T%-14.14F%U%I %O"
The above string is put into isdn.conf at installation as
REPFMTSHORT and can be used with -Fshort.
-FX format
format strings can be specified in isdn.conf; this option is
used to select one of these. Entries can be defined in the sec-
tion [ISDNLOG] with names beginning with "REPFMT". The string
after the -F option is added to REPFMT to find the correct
entry. Case is not sensitive. E.g.:
REPFMT1 = ... # -> isdnrep -F1
REPFMTMYSTRING = ... # -> isdnrep -Fmystring or
isdnrep -F MYSTRING
HTML USE
isdnrep can generate a HTML page containing links to files generated
by vbox and mgetty (faxes), so that the messages and faxes can be
heard or seen from within a browser. However, a couple of things need
to be configured first.
_______answering_machine_messages
The %C can be used in the isdnrep output format to make a link to a
voice recording file. For this to work, the following entry is needed
in the [ISDNLOG] section in isdn.conf:
VBOXPATH= /var/spool/vbox/fred/incoming # incoming directory pathname
Now isdnrep can find the file correctly. Clicking on this link will
cause the file to be sent. These files are in ZyXEL format; the
browser cannot use these directly. The type is given by isdnrep as
follows:
Content-Type: application/x-zyxel4
The correct application (helper) for this has to be configured in the
browser. Alternatively, a conversion program can be specified to isd-
nrep which will convert the ZyXEL format. The pathname of the file to
convert is given as a parameter to the program.
In the [ISDNLOG] section of isdn.conf an entry as follows specifies
which conversion program to use:
VBOXCMD1 = /usr/bin/program1
for versions 0.x and 1.x of vbox, and
VBOXCMD2 = /usr/bin/program2
for versions 2.x of vbox. Both entries can be given, isdnrep recog-
nizes which version created the recording.
The program must first output a line with the content-type, followed
by the data itself. To convert the ZyXEL format into a WAV file, the
following script may be used:
#! /bin/sh
##
## script to play voice messages from vbox-2.0
##
## WARNING! If the paths are not set correctly,
## netscape may simply crash!
PATH=$PATH:"path to sox":"path to pvftools":"path to vbox"
FILENAME1=/tmp/voxplay.$$.voc
FILENAME2=/tmp/voxplay.$$.wav
VOLUME=8
vboxtoau <$1 | \
autopvf | \
pvfamp $VOLUME | \
pvfcut 0.20 | \
pvftovoc > $FILENAME1
sox $FILENAME1 $FILENAME2
echo Content-Type: audio/x-wav
echo
cat $FILENAME2
rm -f $FILENAME1 $FILENAME2
The script above needs the packages sox and pvftools. Additionally,
the browser needs to be told how to handle "audio/x-wav". This is
done by adding the following lines to the files listed:
~/.mime.types
type=audio/x-wav \
desc="auWAV Audio" \
exts="wav"
~/.mailcap
audio/x-wav;/usr/bin/auplay %s
The package NAS (Network Audio System) may be needed.
Now, when the browser is started, it will recognize WAV files and
start the corresponding program to handle these. The WAV format has
been chosen as this can also be played from a Windows pc.
_______faxes_received_by_mgetty
When %G is used in the isdnrep output format, any faxes received by
mgetty will be accessible via a HTML link, in the same manner as the
ansering machine messages.
For the faxes the following entry in the [ISDNLOG] section in
isdn.conf is needed:
MGETTYPATH = /var/spool/fax/incoming
WARNING: if isdnrep doesn't have permission to read the files, they
will not be displayed; there will be no error message.
When isdnrep passes these files back to the browser, they have the G3
format. The following header is used to notify the browser of this:
Content-Type: application/x-faxg3
As the browser probably doesn't understand this format, the following
changes to the files listed are needed:
~/.mime.types
type=application/x-faxg3 \
desc="G3-Fax Format" \
exts="fax,g3"
~/.mailcap
pplication/x-faxg3;/usr/X11/bin/g3view %s
The program g3view has to be installed for this to work.
If now the link is clicked on, the browser will automatically start
the external g3view to handle this data.
If you prefer another format (instead of G3) such as JPEG, the format
has to be converted. The following entry in the [ISDNLOG] section of
isdn.conf takes care of this:
VBOXCMD = /usr/bin/g3tojpeg # example
The script g3tojpeg can be something like this:
#! /bin/sh
##
## command to display faxes in a browser
##
## WARNING! If the paths are not set correctly,
## netscape may simply crash!
export PATH=$PATH:"path to g3topbm":"path to convert"
echo Content-Type: image/jpeg
echo
g3topbm < $1 | convert pbm:- jpeg:-
The packages ImageMagick and mgetty are needed. Mgetty is probably
already installed if you want to use this feature :-)
The advantage of the JPEG format is that it can also be displayed by a
browser running on a Windows pc.
_______summary
A suitable value for REPFMTWWW is
REPFMTWWW = "%X %D %17.17H %T %-17.17F %-20.20l SI: %S %9u %U %I %O %G %C"
Netscape 3.0 Gold and Arena have been tested, and both work fine with
isdnrep's HTML output, although Arena's display is not as colourful as
Netscape's.
A known problem (which is impossible to solve completely) is determin-
ing the relationship between an isdn connection and a fax or vbox
recording. Unfortunately the times for isdnrep, mgetty and vbox dif-
fer. Isdnrep tries to make the best guess, but it's always possible
that e.g. a fax is connected to the wrong isdn connection.
EXAMPLE OUTPUT
With the default configuration the following output can be generated
on stdout (whitespace slightly edited for clarity):
$ isdnrep -v -t 6/1/96
I S D N Connection Report - Tue Aug 26 22:21:19 1997
Sat Jan 6 1996
00:54:19 UNKNOWN -> UNKNOWN No user responding (4)
[...]
16:33:24 0:03:23 UNKNOWN -> UNKNOWN 7 EH 0,84 DM
17:33:47 UNKNOWN -> UNKNOWN Unallocated (unassigned)(5)
number
20:02:28 0:02:37 Phone/HDLC <- UNKNOWN (1)
20:09:53 0:07:01 Modem/X.75 -> T-Online 3 EH 0,36 DM (2)
21:27:56 UNKNOWN -> UNKNOWN User busy (3)
22:09:41 0:29:36 UNKNOWN -> UNKNOWN 43 EH 9,89 DM*
======================================================================
1 IN= 0:02:37, 13 OUT= 3:40:14, 3 failed 210 EH 25,20 DM
(6)^^^^^^^^^^^^ (7)^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (8)^^^^^^^ (9)^^^^^^ (10)^^^^^^^^
DIALOUT Summary for Sat Jan 6 1996 (11)
-----------------------------------------------------------
T-Online 1 call(s) 0:07:01 3 EH 0,36 DM
UNKNOWN 11 call(s) 0:17:00 20 EH 2,40 DM
DIALIN Summary for Sat Jan 6 1996 (12)
-----------------------------------------------------------
UNKNOWN 1 call(s) 0:02:37
Zone 1 : City 2 call(s) 2:23:13 50 EH 6,00 DM (13)
Zone x : UNKNOWN 11 call(s) 0:17:00 20 EH 2,40 DM
Notes
(1) "xxx <- xxx" was an incoming call, so doesn't cost anything
(2) "xxx -> xxx" was an outgoing call lasting 203 seconds, so for
City zone, off-peak time (Saturday), 3 charge units = DM 0,36
(3) there was no connection, as the called party was busy
(4) there was no connection, as the called party didn't pick up the
phone
(5) "the number you have dialled is not connected. Hang up and dial
again. ..."
(6) total time for incoming calls
(7) total time for outgoing calls
(8) 3 calls failed; busy (3), no answer (4) and error in dialing (5)
(9) total charge units incurred for one day
(10) total costs incurred for one day
(11) outgoing calls grouped per number
(12) incoming calls grouped per number
(13) outgoing and incoming calls grouped per tariff zone
If the charge units are marked with "*", the PTT switch did not give
charge info; these are the number of units guestimated by isdnrep.
TIME FORMAT
For the -d and -t options, the time is specified in the following for-
mats:
[DD/][M]M/[[YY]YY]
specifes the month or day.
Examples:
7/ July of the current year
8/1996 August 1996
29/6/95 June 29th 1995
6/6/ error, is not June 6th of the current year; it's June
1906
[D]D day of current month
[MM]DD[hhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]]
specifies an exact time. Unspecified parts are defined as 0
when interpreted as a begin time, and 23 or 59 when interpreted
as an end time.
If a year is to be specified, the hours and minutes must also
be specified.
The format is copied from the date command.
Examples:
0107 January 1st in the current year
0107173196.25
January 7th 1996 17:31:25
010717311996
January 7th 1996 17:31:00 (or 17:31:59)
12141995
error: not December 12th 1995, but December 12th of the
current year at 19:95, so it's garbage.
Examples of time spans and their meaning:
6/95-081214381996.25
all entries between June 1st 1995 00:00:00 and August
12th 14:38:25
0912030495.20-12/95
all entries between September 12th 1995 03:04:20 and
December 31st 1995 23:59:59
7/95 all entries between July 1st 1995 00:00:00 and July 31st
1995 23:59:59
0908 all entries between September 8th in the current year
00:00:00 and September 8th in the current year 23:59:59
3 third day of the current month
FILES
/var/log/isdn.log or /var/lib/isdn/calls
isdnlog log file with information about all calls.
/etc/isdn/isdn.conf
general configuration
/etc/isdn/callerid.conf
aliases for telephone numbers
SEE ALSO
isdnlog(5) isdnlog(8)
AUTHOR
This manual page was adapted from isdnlog/README by Paul Slootman
, for Debian GNU/Linux and isdn4linux.
ISDN 4 Linux 3.3 2000/11/06 isdnrep(1)
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