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32.\" @(#)ping.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93
33.\" $Id: ping.8,v 1.7 1997/02/22 14:33:06 peter Exp $
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35.Dd March 1, 1997
36.Dt PING 8
37.Os BSD 4.3
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm ping
40.Nd send
41.Tn ICMP ECHO_REQUEST
42packets to network hosts
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.Nm ping
45.Op Fl adfnqrvLRQ
46.Op Fl c Ar count
47.Op Fl i Ar wait
48.Op Fl I Ar interface
49.Op Fl l Ar preload
50.Op Fl p Ar pattern
51.Op Fl s Ar packetsize
52.Op Fl T Ar ttl
53.Ar host
54.Sh DESCRIPTION
55.Nm Ping
56uses the
57.Tn ICMP
58protocol's mandatory
59.Tn ECHO_REQUEST
60datagram to elicit an
61.Tn ICMP ECHO_RESPONSE

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