Ping for 4 times

Question

Usually I use ping to check my internet connection. In windows, if I use:

ping google.com

I 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?

laurent · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-14T14:27:28.103

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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.

edited Oct 14 '12 at 14:27

answered Oct 14 '12 at 14:20

laurent

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Anwar · Answer 2 · 2012-10-14T14:21:23.243

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Yes, you can. You need to use -c option to tell the ping to do this, like

ping -c 4 google.com

The -c option tells ping program to stop after sending (or receiving ) specified number of ECHO_RESPONSE packets.

See the ping manual page for details.

edited Oct 14 '12 at 14:21

answered Oct 14 '12 at 14:07

Anwar

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score -2 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 29 '15 at 22:29

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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:

 ping 192.168.1.100 -c 4 (WRONG)

edited Sep 29 '15 at 22:29

terdon

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answered Sep 29 '15 at 19:36

Denniz20018

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Ping for 4 times

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