tldr/pages/common/ping.md

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ping

Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.

  • Ping host:

ping {{host}}

  • Ping host limiting the number of packages to be send to four:

ping -c 4 {{host}}

  • Ping host, waiting for 0.5 s between each request (default is 1 s):

ping -i 0.5 {{host}}

  • Ping host without trying to lookup symbolic names for addresses:

ping -n {{host}}