README.md

ft_ping

Development repository for the 42cursus ft_ping project @ 42 Heilbronn

Summary: This project is about recoding the ping command.

Ping is the name of a command that allows to test the accessibility of another machine through the IP network. The command measures also the time taken to receive a response, called round-trip time..

Est. Time	Skills	Allowed Functions	Difficulty
49 hours			9450 XP

Usage

$ make
$ ./ft_ping google.com

Implemented Arguments

short	long option	description
-c	--count=NUMBER	stop after sending NUMBER packets
-i	--interval=NUMBER	wait NUMBER seconds between
		- sending each packet
-n	--numeric	do not resolve host addresses
-T	--ttl=N	specify N as time-to-live
-v	--verbose	verbose output
-w	--timeout=N	stop after N seconds
-f	--flood	flood ping
-l	--preload=NUMBER	send NUMBER packets as fast as possible
		- before falling into normal mode of behavior
-p	--pattern=PATTERN	fill ICMP packet with given pattern
-q	--quiet	quiet output
-s	--size=NUMBER	send NUMBER data octets
-?	--help	give this help list
-U	--usage	give a short usage message
-V	--version	print program version