Usage: ping [OPTION]... HOST
Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to HOST.
Options:
-c COUNT Send only COUNT pings -s SIZE Send SIZE data bytes in packets (default=56) -q Quiet mode, only displays output at start and when finished |
Example:
$ ping localhost PING slag (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=20.1 ms --- debian ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max = 20.1/20.1/20.1 ms |