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Ping -t option in linux ?

is there a ping -t option in linux as there is in dos ?

it would be helpful

Hi, welcome to LQ!

According to the man page for `ping` there is both a -t and -T option.

try:

Code:

shell$ man ping

for the details.

Sasha

What does ping -t do ?
Take a look at

Code:

man ping

Quote:

Originally Posted by linux_sj (Post 3904603)

is there a ping -t option in linux as there is in dos?

I'm afraid not. The *nix ping sends packets continuously, but does not print the statistic until you terminate (usually with Ctrl-C).

Anyway, using options you may control the number of packets to send or set a specific amount of time after which ping terminates without human intervention.

Hi,

Welcome to LQ!

You should learn to use the 'man command' from the cli or online.

Just a few links to aid you to gaining some understanding;

Linux Documentation Project
Rute Tutorial & Exposition
Linux Command Guide
Utimate Linux Newbie Guide
LinuxSelfHelp
Getting Started with Linux
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
Linux Home Networking

:hattip:
The above links and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links'. More than just Slackware® links!

Quote:

Originally Posted by colucix (Post 3904631)

not entirely true

Ctrl+| (ctrl + pipe symbol) will show an abreviated version of the summary

Quote:

Originally Posted by http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/11/ping-tutorial-13-effective-ping-command-examples/

Ping Example 13. Shorter statistics with SIGQUIT

While ping is printing the individual packet status, when you want to view the shorter statistics you can use this technique.

Pressing CTRL+| (Control key followed by pipe symbol) for the shows the summary in between, and continues with it packet sending and receiving process.
$ ping -w 100 localhost

Code:

PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.

64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=0.021 ms

64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=0.022 ms

11/11 packets, 0% loss, min/avg/ewma/max = 0.020/0.022/0.022/0.024 ms

64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=0.021 ms

64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=0.022 ms

64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=0.021 ms

64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=0.021 ms

19/19 packets, 0% loss, min/avg/ewma/max = 0.020/0.022/0.022/0.024 ms

64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=31 ttl=64 time=0.022 ms

64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=32 ttl=64 time=0.022 ms

32/32 packets, 0% loss, min/avg/ewma/max = 0.020/0.022/0.022/0.027 ms

64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=33 ttl=64 time=0.023 ms

the full article can be found here:
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/11/...mand-examples/

Quote:

Originally Posted by frieza (Post 3904834)

Ctrl+| (ctrl + pipe symbol) will show an abreviated version of the summary

Thank you, frieza! I didn't know about that. Something new to learn every day :)

pint -t in Dos just does a ping until you send a break command. Linux does this without any options. so In Linux there is no need for -t or any other option to get the same effect.

Your system may alias ping to limit the number of pings.
e.g. alias ping='ping -c4'

If you want continues ping .then in linux simply "ping 192.168.1.1" is enough .No need for any option

again not entirely true, although the default options are usually adaquate there are circumstances where they are not (although i admit i can't think of any off hand)
as for ping -t on windows linux you would have to do the OPPOSITE, that is specifiy a set number of pings before it stops
which would be

Code:

ping -c *number of pings to send*

especially useful if operating in a circumstance where sending a sigkill may be difficult