.Dd 2023-05-07 .Dt PING 1 .Os abase .Sh NAME .Nm ping .Nd tests reachability of a host on the network .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm {destination} .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm 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.