gping

# Using Homebrew
brew install gping

# Using Cargo
cargo install gping

# On Arch Linux
pacman -S gping

# Using Cargo
cargo install gping

# Or with Scoop
scoop install gping

# Check version and confirm installation
gping --version

# Get help
gping --help

# Ping a website
gping google.com

# Ping a specific IP address
gping 8.8.8.8

# Ping localhost
gping localhost

# Ping with domain
gping example.com

# Ping multiple hosts simultaneously
gping google.com cloudflare.com github.com

# Monitor local services
gping localhost 192.168.1.1 example.com

# Compare different CDNs
gping cdn1.example.com cdn2.example.com cdn3.example.com

# Monitor internet stability
gping 1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8 cloudflare.com

# Check local network
gping 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.254

# Compare latency to different regions
gping us.example.com eu.example.com asia.example.com

# Test VPN connection quality
gping vpn.server.com google.com

# Limited number of pings
gping -c 5 api.example.com

# Faster ping interval (200ms)
gping -i 200 database.server.com

# Slower ping with longer timeout
gping -i 1000 -w 5 slow-server.com

# Large packet size (affects latency)
gping -b 1000 heavy-server.com

# Run indefinitely (Ctrl+C to stop)
gping google.com

# Monitor service availability
gping -i 5000 production-api.example.com

# Track DNS resolution time
gping mydomain.com

# Compare response times
gping api1.example.com api2.example.com api3.example.com

# Investigate connection issues
gping -w 3 problematic-host.com

# Monitor gateway connectivity
gping 192.168.1.1

# Test DNS server responsiveness
gping 8.8.8.8 1.1.1.1

# Check ISP latency
gping 8.8.8.8

# Interactive controls while running:

q          - Quit gping
Up/Down    - Navigate between hosts (multiple hosts mode)
Ctrl+C     - Stop immediately

# Monitor a host and navigate between pings
gping google.com cloudflare.com github.com
# Then use Up/Down arrows to switch focus

# ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc

# Quick network status check
alias netcheck='gping 8.8.8.8 1.1.1.1'

# Monitor API
alias apiping='gping api.example.com'

# Check multiple services
alias servping='gping google.com github.com cloudflare.com'

# Quick internet test
alias itest='gping google.com'

# Capture to file (limited pings)
gping -c 100 example.com > ping_results.txt 2>&1

# Use in scripts
for host in server1.com server2.com server3.com; do
  gping -c 5 "$host"
  echo "---"
done

# Monitor with custom interval
gping -i 500 critical-api.example.com

# ASCII-only graphics for remote terminals
gping --simple-graphics slow-connection.com