ping Command Examples

Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts. More information: https://manned.org/ping.

• Ping host:

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}}

• Ping a host with specific number of pings, timeout (-W) for each reply, and total time limit (-w) of the entire ping run:

ping -c {{count}} -W {{seconds}} -w {{seconds}} {{host}}