ping(1) User Commands ping(1)
NAME
ping - Packets to network hosts
SYNOPSIS
ping [OPTION...] HOST ...
DESCRIPTION
Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.
Options controlling ICMP request types:
--address
send ICMP_ADDRESS packets (root only)
--echo send ICMP_ECHO packets (default)
--mask same as --address
--timestamp
send ICMP_TIMESTAMP packets
-t, --type=TYPE
send TYPE packets
Options valid for all request types:
-c, --count=NUMBER
stop after sending NUMBER packets
-d, --debug
set the SO_DEBUG option
-i, --interval=NUMBER
wait NUMBER seconds between sending each packet
-n, --numeric
do not resolve host addresses
-r, --ignore-routing
send directly to a host on an attached network
--ttl=N
specify N as time-to-live
-T, --tos=NUM
set type of service (TOS) to NUM
-v, --verbose
verbose output
-w, --timeout=N
stop after N seconds
-W, --linger=N
number of seconds to wait for response
Options valid for --echo requests:
-f, --flood
flood ping (root only)
--ip-timestamp=FLAG
IP timestamp of type FLAG, which is one of "tsonly" and "tsaddr"
-l, --preload=NUMBER
send NUMBER packets as fast as possible before falling into
normal mode of behavior (root only)
-p, --pattern=PATTERN
fill ICMP packet with given pattern (hex)
-q, --quiet
quiet output
-R, --route
record route
-s, --size=NUMBER
send NUMBER data octets
-?, --help
give this help list
--usage
give a short usage message
-V, --version
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or
optional for any corresponding short options.
Options marked with (root only) are available only to superuser.
AUTHOR
Written by Sergey Poznyakoff.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for ping is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info and ping programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info ping
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU inetutils 2.5 December 2023 ping(1)
inetutils 2.5 - Generated Sat Dec 30 08:43:16 CST 2023