41 lines
766 B
Groff
41 lines
766 B
Groff
.Dd February 23, 2023
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.Dt PING 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ping
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.Nd internet control message protocol echo
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl 46
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.Ar host
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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tests connectivity to the remote
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.Ar host
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by sending an Internet Control Message Protocol
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.Xr ( icmp 4 )
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ECHO
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message and measures how quickly it responds to the ping and how many packets
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are lost.
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.Pp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width "12345678"
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.It Fl 4
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Ping using the Internet Prototocol version 4
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.Xr ( ip 4 ) .
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.It Fl 6
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Ping using the Internet Prototocol version 6
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.Xr ( ip6 4 ) .
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.El
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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.Nm
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runs until terminated or it exits non-zero upon a fatal error.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr icmp 4 ,
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.Xr ip 4 ,
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.Xr ip6 4 ,
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.Xr ping 4 ,
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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.Sh BUGS
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IPv6 is not yet implemented in the kernel.
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