From 259f4ffce1ee04e63e0b566c6d905d29579654b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Ledbetter Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 06:13:40 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Base: Add man page for ping --- Base/usr/share/man/man8/ping.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Base/usr/share/man/man8/ping.md diff --git a/Base/usr/share/man/man8/ping.md b/Base/usr/share/man/man8/ping.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cb62a4d198 --- /dev/null +++ b/Base/usr/share/man/man8/ping.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +## Name + +ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts + +## Synopsis + +```sh +$ ping [--count count] [-i interval] [--size size] [--quiet] +``` + +## Options + +* `-c count`, `--count count`: Stop after sending specified number of ECHO_REQUEST packets. +* `-i interval`: Wait `interval` seconds between sending each packet. Fractional seconds are allowed. +* `-s size`, `--size size`: Amount of bytes to send as payload in the ECHO_REQUEST packets. +* `-q`, `--quiet`: Quiet mode. Only display summary when finished. + +## Arguments + +* `host`: Host to ping