Name

ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts

Synopsis

$ ping [--count count] [-i interval] [--size size] [--quiet] <host>

Options

• -c count, --count count: Stop after sending specified number of ECHO_REQUEST packets.
• -i interval: Wait interval seconds between sending each packet. Fractional seconds are allowed.
• -s size, --size size: Amount of bytes to send as payload in the ECHO_REQUEST packets.
• -q, --quiet: Quiet mode. Only display summary when finished.

Arguments

• host: Host to ping