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.\" SUCH DAMAGE. | .\" SUCH DAMAGE. | ||||
.\" | .\" | ||||
.\" @(#)ping.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93 | .\" @(#)ping.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93 | ||||
.\" $FreeBSD$ | .\" $FreeBSD$ | ||||
.\" | .\" | ||||
.Dd November 24, 2020 | .Dd November 26, 2020 | ||||
.Dt PING 8 | .Dt PING 8 | ||||
.Os | .Os | ||||
.Sh NAME | .Sh NAME | ||||
.Nm ping | .Nm ping | ||||
.Nd send | .Nd send | ||||
.Tn ICMP | .Tn ICMP | ||||
or | or | ||||
.Tn ICMPv6 ECHO_REQUEST | .Tn ICMPv6 ECHO_REQUEST | ||||
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must be valid for the specific IP version, otherwise | must be valid for the specific IP version, otherwise | ||||
.Nm | .Nm | ||||
exits with an error. If the target is resolved to both IPv4 and IPv6, | exits with an error. If the target is resolved to both IPv4 and IPv6, | ||||
the specific IP version can be requested by | the specific IP version can be requested by | ||||
.Fl 4 | .Fl 4 | ||||
or | or | ||||
.Fl 6 | .Fl 6 | ||||
options, respectively. | options, respectively. | ||||
For backwards-compatibility, ICMPv6 can also be selected by invoking the binary | |||||
as | |||||
.Nm ping6 . | |||||
.Ss Options common to both IPv4 and IPv6 targets | .Ss Options common to both IPv4 and IPv6 targets | ||||
.Bl -tag -width indent | .Bl -tag -width indent | ||||
.It Fl A | .It Fl A | ||||
Audible. | Audible. | ||||
Output a bell | Output a bell | ||||
.Tn ( ASCII | .Tn ( ASCII | ||||
0x07) | 0x07) | ||||
character when no packet is received before the next packet | character when no packet is received before the next packet | ||||
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