| interface | Enter the interface from which to send packets. |
| host | Enter the destination IP address or hostname. |
| args= "-c number" | Enter the number of pings to be displayed. |
| args= "-s number" | Enter the packet size. The default size is
56. |
| args="-wnumber" | Enter the number of seconds to wait to receive
the first response after all the -c packets are sent. The default
value is 10 seconds. |
| args="-q" | Quiet mode displays only the summary lines
at the start and finish. |
