Ping for 4 times
Usually I use ping to check my internet connection. In windows, if I use:
ping google.comI get only 4 information ping, but on Ubuntu, if I use that command, the ping can' stop until I stop it with Ctrl+C. Can I ping only for 4 times then stopped? If I can, can I use it as default?
13 Answers
As Olive Twist already answered, ping -c 4 google.com will do it.
If you want to make this as a default, one way is to create an alias for ping with:
alias ping='ping -c 4'
Save it to your ~/.bashrc file to make it permanent or it will last only for the current terminal session.
Yes, you can. You need to use -c option to tell the ping to do this, like
ping -c 4 google.comThe -c option tells ping program to stop after sending (or receiving ) specified number of ECHO_RESPONSE packets.
See the ping manual page for details.
When you want to ping with IP, type:
ping -c 4 192.168.1.100 (remember to put a space between your number -c 4 and the IP address!
Some will think:
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