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author | maxim <maxim@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-02-07 16:47:22 +0000 |
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committer | maxim <maxim@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-02-07 16:47:22 +0000 |
commit | 9572a61bf4a3172916dad9b70f094a4171a9606c (patch) | |
tree | c8a781f9715bd707b61a6704d373781a9dfd3ce1 /sbin | |
parent | 546121001997407076b23ab3e4d20907d00ce502 (diff) | |
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Document ping(8) reaction to SIGINFO.
PR: doc/33639
Reviewed by: ru
Approved by: ru
MFC after: 1 week
Diffstat (limited to 'sbin')
-rw-r--r-- | sbin/ping/ping.8 | 14 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/ping/ping.8 b/sbin/ping/ping.8 index ef133e8..cb3b42e 100644 --- a/sbin/ping/ping.8 +++ b/sbin/ping/ping.8 @@ -266,9 +266,21 @@ When the specified number of packets have been sent or if the program is terminated with a .Dv SIGINT , a brief summary is displayed, showing the number of packets sent and -received, and the minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation of +received, and the minimum, mean, maximum, and standard deviation of the round-trip times. .Pp +If +.Nm +receives a +.Dv SIGINFO +(see the +.Cm status +argument for +.Xr stty 1 ) +signal, the current number of packets sent and received, and the +minimum, mean, and maximum of the round-trip times will be written to +the standard error output. +.Pp This program is intended for use in network testing, measurement and management. Because of the load it can impose on the network, it is unwise to use |