man page inconsistency in regards to numeric arguments (#21)

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David Schweikert 12 years ago
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UNRELEAESD David Schweikert <david@schweikert.ch> UNRELEAESD David Schweikert <david@schweikert.ch>
* Version 3.3rc1 * Version 3.3rc1
* Do not output icmp errors with -q (#1) * Do not output icmp errors with -q (#1)
* Man-page fix: TOS option typo (Thomas Liske)
* Convert man-page source to POD for easier maintenance * Convert man-page source to POD for easier maintenance
* Man-page fix: TOS option typo (Thomas Liske)
* Man-page fix: inconsistency in regards to numeric arguments (Robert Henney)
2012-05-29 David Schweikert <david@schweikert.ch> 2012-05-29 David Schweikert <david@schweikert.ch>
* Version 3.2 * Version 3.2

@ -50,18 +50,17 @@ up, waiting longer for a reply on each successive request. This parameter is
the value by which the wait time is multiplied on each successive request; it the value by which the wait time is multiplied on each successive request; it
must be entered as a floating-point number (x.y). The default is 1.5. must be entered as a floating-point number (x.y). The default is 1.5.
=item B<-c> =item B<-c> I<n>
Number of request packets to send to each target. In this mode, a line is Number of request packets to send to each target. In this mode, a line is
displayed for each received response (this can suppressed with B<-q> or B<-Q>). displayed for each received response (this can suppressed with B<-q> or B<-Q>).
Also, statistics about responses for each target are displayed when all Also, statistics about responses for each target are displayed when all
requests have been sent (or when interrupted). requests have been sent (or when interrupted).
=item B<-C> =item B<-C> I<n>
Similar to B<-c>, but the per-target statistics are displayed Similar to B<-c>, but the per-target statistics are displayed in a format
in a format designed for automated response-time statistics gathering. For designed for automated response-time statistics gathering. For example:
example:
% fping -C 5 -q somehost % fping -C 5 -q somehost
somehost : 91.7 37.0 29.2 - 36.8 somehost : 91.7 37.0 29.2 - 36.8
@ -85,13 +84,13 @@ user. Regular users should pipe in the file via stdin:
% fping < targets_file % fping < targets_file
=item B<-g> =item B<-g> I<addr/mask>
Generate a target list from a supplied Generate a target list from a supplied IP netmask, or a starting and ending IP.
IP netmask, or a starting and ending IP. Specify the netmask or start/end Specify the netmask or start/end in the targets portion of the command line. If
in the targets portion of the command line. If a network with netmask is a network with netmask is given, the network and broadcast addresses will be
given, the network and broadcast addresses will be excluded. excluded. ex. To ping the network 192.168.1.0/24, the specified command line
ex. To ping the network 192.168.1.0/24, the specified command line could look like either: could look like either:
fping -g 192.168.1.0/24 fping -g 192.168.1.0/24
@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ Send pings to each of a target host's multiple interfaces.
Same as -d. Same as -d.
=item B<-p> =item B<-p> <n>
In looping or counting modes (B<-l>, B<-c>, or B<-C>), this parameter sets In looping or counting modes (B<-l>, B<-c>, or B<-C>), this parameter sets
the time in milliseconds that B<fping> waits between successive packets to the time in milliseconds that B<fping> waits between successive packets to
@ -129,8 +128,7 @@ an individual target. Default is 1000.
=item B<-q> =item B<-q>
Quiet. Don't show per-target results, Quiet. Don't show per-target results, just set final exit status.
just set final exit status.
=item B<-Q> I<n> =item B<-Q> I<n>

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