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diff --git a/sbin/ping/ping.8 b/sbin/ping/ping.8 index 1456b86..7617585 100644 --- a/sbin/ping/ping.8 +++ b/sbin/ping/ping.8 @@ -506,14 +506,18 @@ Others may use completely wild values. .Sh EXIT STATUS The .Nm -utility returns an exit status of zero if at least one response was -heard from the specified -.Ar host ; -a status of two if the transmission was successful but no responses -were received; or another value -(from -.In sysexits.h ) -if an error occurred. +utility exits with one of the following values: +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It 0 +At least one response was heard from the specified +.Ar host . +.It 2 +The transmission was successful but no responses were received. +.It any other value +An error occurred. +These values are defined in +.In sysexits.h . +.El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr netstat 1 , .Xr ifconfig 8 , |