.TH PING 1 .SH NAME ping - send ICMP echo requests .SH SYNOPSIS ping .SH DESCRIPTION Sends 4 ICMP echo requests to the specified host and prints the round-trip time for each reply. The host may be an IP address or a hostname. Hostnames are resolved via the configured DNS server. Each request has a 3-second timeout. Requests are sent at 1-second intervals. .SH OUTPUT PING example.com (93.184.216.34) Reply from 93.184.216.34: time=12ms Reply from 93.184.216.34: time=11ms Reply from 93.184.216.34: time=13ms Reply from 93.184.216.34: time=11ms If a reply is not received within the timeout: Request timed out .SH EXAMPLES ping 10.0.68.1 Ping the gateway by IP address. ping google.com Ping by hostname (requires DNS). .SH SEE ALSO nslookup(1), ifconfig(1), shell(1), syscalls(2)