Matthias Kilian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doesn't > > $ ping -c 1 example.com > > do what you want?
No, that's not even similar. "Berk D. Demir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what is wrong with > ping -q -c 1 example.com > /dev/null > ? > > Is this a joke or is it "week of utterly useless patches" ? Maybe you should make sure you know what you are talking about before you be a dick. You could have simply read the message before replying and you would have saved yourself sending a moronic email. What's wrong with your example is that it doesn't do anything even resembling what he wants. Sending a single echo request is not the same as sending echo requests for as long as it takes to get a response, and then exiting successfully. He even gave you an example of how one would use this option, so you shouldn't be confused. Adam
