ping¶

Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts.

Synopsis¶

tofu ping <host> [flags]

Description¶

Send ICMP echo request packets to network hosts. Requires root/sudo privileges on most systems.

Flags¶

Flag	Short	Description	Default
`--count`	`-c`	Stop after sending N packets (0 for infinite)	`0`
`--interval`	`-i`	Wait N seconds between packets	`1`
`--timeout`	`-W`	Time to wait for response in seconds	`5`
`--ipv4`	`-4`	Use IPv4 only	`false`
`--ipv6`	`-6`	Use IPv6 only	`false`

Examples¶

Ping a host continuously:

sudo tofu ping google.com

Ping with limited count:

sudo tofu ping -c 5 google.com

Faster ping (0.2 second interval):

sudo tofu ping -i 0.2 google.com

Force IPv4:

sudo tofu ping -4 google.com

Force IPv6:

sudo tofu ping -6 google.com

Sample Output¶

PING google.com (142.250.80.46): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 142.250.80.46: icmp_seq=0 time=15.234 ms
64 bytes from 142.250.80.46: icmp_seq=1 time=14.567 ms
64 bytes from 142.250.80.46: icmp_seq=2 time=16.891 ms
^C
--- google.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 14.567/15.564/16.891 ms

Notes¶

Requires root/sudo on most Unix systems due to raw socket requirements
Press Ctrl+C to stop and see statistics