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# Pinger
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**Pinger** is a lightweight, high-performance network utility written in Go.
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It enables users to send ICMP echo requests (pings) to specified hosts, facilitating network diagnostics and monitoring.
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## Features
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* Send ICMP echo requests to specified hosts.
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* Measure round-trip time (RTT) for each ping.
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* Support for both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
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* Configurable number of ping attempts and intervals.
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* Lightweight and efficient, suitable for scripting and automation.
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## Installation
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### Prerequisites
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* Go (version 1.20 or later) installed on your system.
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* make
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### Steps
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1. Clone the repository:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/pnx/pinger.git
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cd pinger
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```
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2. Build the application:
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```bash
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make
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```
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## Usage
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See `./pinger -h`
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### Example
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```bash
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./pinger --udp -t 30s example.com
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```
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This command sends UDP echo requests to example.com, stopping after 30 seconds
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```bash
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./pinger -c 8 -i 1s example.com
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```
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This command sends 8 ICMP echo requests to example.com, with a 1-second interval between pings.
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NOTE: this requires root privileges
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## License
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This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
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