The ping(8) utility has an -o switch that tells it to exit after receiving the first reply. This is useful, but ping6(8) doesn't have it.
Simple patch attached. Comments/reviews/whatnots? I'll commit to HEAD in a few days if I don't hear any objections. -- Dima Dorfman
Index: ping6.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sbin/ping6/ping6.8,v retrieving revision 1.23 diff -u -r1.23 ping6.8 --- ping6.8 10 Feb 2005 09:19:32 -0000 1.23 +++ ping6.8 15 Nov 2007 11:44:31 -0000 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD: src/sbin/ping6/ping6.8,v 1.23 2005/02/10 09:19:32 ru Exp $ .\" -.Dd May 17, 1998 +.Dd November 15, 2007 .Dt PING6 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .\" without ipsec, or new ipsec -.Op Fl dfHmnNqtvwW +.Op Fl dfHmnNoqtvwW .\" old ipsec .\" .Op Fl AdEfmnNqRtvwW .Bk -words @@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ outgoing interface needs to be specified by .Fl I option. +.It Fl o +Exit successfully after receiving one reply packet. .It Fl p Ar pattern You may specify up to 16 .Dq pad Index: ping6.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sbin/ping6/ping6.c,v retrieving revision 1.31 diff -u -r1.31 ping6.c --- ping6.c 1 Jul 2007 12:08:06 -0000 1.31 +++ ping6.c 15 Nov 2007 11:45:12 -0000 @@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ #define F_NIGROUP 0x40000 #define F_SUPTYPES 0x80000 #define F_NOMINMTU 0x100000 +#define F_ONCE 0x200000 #define F_NOUSERDATA (F_NODEADDR | F_FQDN | F_FQDNOLD | F_SUPTYPES) u_int options; @@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ #endif /*IPSEC_POLICY_IPSEC*/ #endif while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, - "a:b:c:dfHg:h:I:i:l:mnNp:qS:s:tvwW" ADDOPTS)) != -1) { + "a:b:c:dfHg:h:I:i:l:mnNop:qS:s:tvwW" ADDOPTS)) != -1) { #undef ADDOPTS switch (ch) { case 'a': @@ -485,6 +486,9 @@ case 'N': options |= F_NIGROUP; break; + case 'o': + options |= F_ONCE; + break; case 'p': /* fill buffer with user pattern */ options |= F_PINGFILLED; fill((char *)datap, optarg); @@ -1164,7 +1168,8 @@ */ pr_pack(packet, cc, &m); } - if (npackets && nreceived >= npackets) + if (( (options & F_ONCE) != 0 && nreceived > 0) || + (npackets > 0 && nreceived >= npackets)) break; } summary();
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