Usage: ping [OPTION]... [ADDRESS]...

Informational options:
-h, --help         display this help and exit
-L, --license      display license and exit
-V, --version      output version information and exit
Options controlling ICMP request types:
--echo             Send ICMP_ECHO requests (default)
* --address          Send ICMP_ADDRESS packets
--timestamp        Send ICMP_TIMESTAMP packets
* --router           Send ICMP_ROUTERDISCOVERY packets
Options valid for all request types:
-c, --count N      stop after sending N packets
-d, --debug        set the SO_DEBUG option
-i, --interval N   wait N seconds between sending each packet
-n, --numeric      do not resolve host addresses
-r, --ignore-routing  send directly to a host on an attached network
-v, --verbose      verbose output
Options valid for --echo requests:
* -f, --flood        flood ping
* -l, --preload N    send N packets as fast as possible before falling into
normal mode of behavior
-p, --pattern PAT  fill ICMP packet with given pattern (hex)
-q, --quiet        quiet output
-R, --route        record route
-s, --size N       set number of data octets to send

Options marked with an * are available only to super-user

Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.