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ping: correct minimal payload size for the sweep ping
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Authored by maxim on Dec 28 2024, 9:17 PM.
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Summary

The -g flag specifies a minimal payload size for the sweep ping
and its default is zero. Make it possible to do ping -g 0 ...,
i.e., start with no payload.

Test Plan

no at the moment. However, I have some plans to take
a look at the current ping(8)'s tests.

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