ping
Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.
More information: https://manned.org/ping.
ping host
- Ping a host only a specific number of times:
ping -c count host
- Ping host, specifying the interval in seconds between requests (default is 1 second):
ping -i seconds host
- Ping host without trying to lookup symbolic names for addresses:
ping -n host
- Ping host and ring the bell when a packet is received (if your terminal supports it):
ping -a host
- Also display a message if no response was received:
ping -O host