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Diffstat (limited to 'ping.1')
-rw-r--r-- | ping.1 | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.Dd 2023-04-24 +.Dd 2023-05-07 .Dt PING 1 .Os abase .Sh NAME @@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ .Nd tests reachability of a host on the network .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm +{destination} .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm -.Sh OPTIONS -.sp +ping sends an ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to a host and waits for the answer by +the host. It prints each second information (if the host is reachable) +and terminates and prints statistics if the user pressed Ctrl-C. |