T tk4two1 Professional Crastinator Jul 18, 2002 #1 Whenever I use the ping command in the terminal it keeps pinging and pinging forever. Is there an argument to this command that stops the ping after a few tries?
Whenever I use the ping command in the terminal it keeps pinging and pinging forever. Is there an argument to this command that stops the ping after a few tries?
B BSDimwit Registered Jul 18, 2002 #2 not at my mac for the moment, but in freebsd 4.6 its ping -c 5 the 5 being the number of times you want it to attempt the ping. If this doesn't work on your mac, check out the manpage man ping
not at my mac for the moment, but in freebsd 4.6 its ping -c 5 the 5 being the number of times you want it to attempt the ping. If this doesn't work on your mac, check out the manpage man ping
T tk4two1 Professional Crastinator Jul 18, 2002 #3 Why is it that I always for get about the man pages? I need to remember this a lot more often.
Gwailo B.A. Economics (Hon) Jul 18, 2002 #4 Just in case you were perturbed by this because you couldn't stop it, in the terminal CONTROL-C stops almost anything: man reading, top, ping, etc.
Just in case you were perturbed by this because you couldn't stop it, in the terminal CONTROL-C stops almost anything: man reading, top, ping, etc.
