Introduction to the Command-Prompt

When Intercom is started and you are sitting at an intercom: prompt, you are at what is known as the command-prompt. By entering commands at this prompt, you are able to control all of Intercom's functions. It is very similar to a Unix shell prompt with which you are probably already familiar.

Intercom's commands are generally single words followed by optional or required arguments depending on the command. For example, the call command instructs Intercom to place a call to a remote party. The first and possibly the most important Intercom command you learn is the help command. It displays a list of all valid commands and a brief description of their function. With most commands, you can enter help command to get a more detailed usage summary of that command. For example help call would display the usage information for the call command. Using this help system, one can usually pick up Intercom quite quickly.