From 605af08d9f0856e685541104ddf7cd923347beb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maxim Konovalov Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 16:47:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document ping(8) reaction to SIGINFO. PR: doc/33639 Reviewed by: ru Approved by: ru MFC after: 1 week --- sbin/ping/ping.8 | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/sbin/ping/ping.8 b/sbin/ping/ping.8 index ef133e844680..cb3b42e22ef3 100644 --- a/sbin/ping/ping.8 +++ b/sbin/ping/ping.8 @@ -266,9 +266,21 @@ When the specified number of packets have been sent or if the program is terminated with a .Dv SIGINT , a brief summary is displayed, showing the number of packets sent and -received, and the minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation of +received, and the minimum, mean, maximum, and standard deviation of the round-trip times. .Pp +If +.Nm +receives a +.Dv SIGINFO +(see the +.Cm status +argument for +.Xr stty 1 ) +signal, the current number of packets sent and received, and the +minimum, mean, and maximum of the round-trip times will be written to +the standard error output. +.Pp This program is intended for use in network testing, measurement and management. Because of the load it can impose on the network, it is unwise to use