| interface | Enter the interface from which to send packets. |
| host | Enter the destination IP address or hostname. |
| args= "-c number" | Enter the number of pings to be displayed. |
| args= "-s number" | Enter the packet size. The default size is
56. |
| args="-W number" | Enter the number of seconds to wait to receive
the first response after all the -c packets are sent. The default
value is 10 seconds. |
| args="-w number" | Enter the number of seconds to wait to receive
the first response before the -c packets are sent. The default value
is infinite seconds. |
| args=”-i number” | Enter the number of seconds of interval between the
packets. |
| args=”-I” | Enter the source IP interface or IP address. |
| args=”=t” | Enter the TTL to set the TTL on the packets. |
| args="-q" | Quiet mode displays only the summary lines
at the start and finish. |
