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-rw-r--r-- | sbin/ping/ping.8 | 19 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/ping/ping.8 b/sbin/ping/ping.8 index db82d5a..2784289 100644 --- a/sbin/ping/ping.8 +++ b/sbin/ping/ping.8 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)ping.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93 -.\" $Id: ping.8,v 1.16 1998/08/26 01:58:39 dillon Exp $ +.\" $Id: ping.8,v 1.17 1998/08/27 16:34:38 dillon Exp $ .\" .Dd March 1, 1997 .Dt PING 8 @@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ Stop after sending .Pq and receiving .Ar count .Tn ECHO_RESPONSE -packets. If this option is not specified, ping will operate until interrupted. +packets. +If this option is not specified, +.Nm +will operate until interrupted. .It Fl d Set the .Dv SO_DEBUG @@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ sent a period .Dq \&. is printed, while for every .Tn ECHO_REPLY -received a backspace is printed. Only root may specify this option. +received a backspace is printed. This provides a rapid display of how many packets are being dropped. Only the super-user may use this option. .Bf -emphasis @@ -111,9 +114,10 @@ Wait .Ar wait seconds .Em between sending each packet . -The default is to wait for one second between each packet. The -wait time may be fractional, but only root may specify values -less then 1 second. This option is incompatible with the +The default is to wait for one second between each packet. +The wait time may be fractional, but only the super-user may specify +values less then 1 second. +This option is incompatible with the .Fl f option. .It Fl I Ar interface @@ -197,7 +201,8 @@ The default is 56, which translates into 64 data bytes when combined with the 8 bytes of .Tn ICMP -header data. Only root may use this option. +header data. +Only the super-user may use this option. .It Fl T Ar ttl Set the IP Time To Live for multicasted packets. This flag only applies if the ping destination is a multicast address. |