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.\" Copyright (c) 1994 James A. Jegers
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd July 10, 1995
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.Dt SPRAY 8
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.Os FreeBSD
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm spray
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.Nd send many packets to host
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm spray
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.Op Fl c Ar count
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.Op Fl d Ar delay
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.Op Fl l Ar length
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.Ar host
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm Spray
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sends multiple RPC packets to
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.Ar host
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and records how many of them were correctly received and how long it took.
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.Pp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Fl c Ar count
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Send
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.Ar count
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packets.
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.It Fl d Ar delay
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Pause
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.Ar delay
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microseconds between sending each packet.
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.It Fl l Ar length
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Set the length of the packet that holds the RPC call message to
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.Ar length
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bytes.
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Not all values of
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.Ar length
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are possible because RPC data is encoded using XDR.
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.Nm Spray
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rounds up to the nearest possible value.
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.El
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.Pp
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.Nm Spray
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is intended for use in network testing, measurement, and management.
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This command
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.Em "can be very hard on a network and should be used with caution" .
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.Pp
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr netstat 1 ,
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.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
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.Xr ping 8 ,
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.Xr rpc.sprayd 8
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