ping(1M)                                                 ping(1M)



NAME
     ping - exercises the  TCP/IP  network  by  sending  Internet
     Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets to a named host

SYNOPSIS
     ping [-d] [-r] [-v] host [packet-size] [npackets]

ARGUMENTS
     -d   Enables socket-level debugging.

     host Specifies the host. The value of host can be a host
          name or an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

     npackets
          Specifies the number of packets to send.

     packet-size
          Specifies in bytes the size of the packet. The value of
          packet-size must be between 14 and 4096. The default
          packet size is 64 bytes.

     -r   Bypasses the routing tables.

     -v   Enables verbose output.

DESCRIPTION
     ping repeatedly sends ICMP echo packets to the computer
     specified by host and reports whether a reply was received.
     The ping command continues to send packets and to display
     the reply until the number of packets specified by npackets
     is reached or until you issue the interrupt character
     (usually by pressing CONTROL-C). Before exiting, ping
     displays a summary of statistics.

FILES
     /usr/etc/ping
          Executable file

SEE ALSO
     icmp(5P) in A/UX Programmer's Reference















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