From e49b56bfca88ba96da91bc14f9dfc149741da965 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dd Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 03:24:27 +0000 Subject: Add an -o option to exit after receiving one reply. This can be used to test whether a link is live. PR: 38573 Submitted by: David Taylor Obtained from: NetBSD --- sbin/ping/ping.8 | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'sbin/ping/ping.8') diff --git a/sbin/ping/ping.8 b/sbin/ping/ping.8 index 9f05cff..b71d138 100644 --- a/sbin/ping/ping.8 +++ b/sbin/ping/ping.8 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" @(#)ping.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 12/11/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd September 25, 2001 +.Dd October 2, 2002 .Dt PING 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ packets to network hosts .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm -.Op Fl AQRadfnqrv +.Op Fl AQRadfnoqrv .Op Fl c Ar count .Op Fl i Ar wait .Op Fl l Ar preload @@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ This flag only applies if the ping destination is a multicast address. .It Fl n Numeric output only. No attempt will be made to lookup symbolic names for host addresses. +.It Fl o +Exit successfully after receiving one reply packet. .It Fl p Ar pattern You may specify up to 16 .Dq pad -- cgit v1.1