Ping (networking utility)

computer network administration utility used to test the reachability of a host
Thing command_line_tool Q188876
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Ping (networking utility)

Summary

Ping (networking utility) is a command-line tool[1]. Ping (networking utility) has Wikipedia articles in 49 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ping (networking utility) is the creator of Mike Muuss[3].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s instance of is recorded as command-line tool[4].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s instance of is recorded as network utility[5].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[6].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[7].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s operating system is recorded as macOS[8].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s operating system is recorded as Q234025[10].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s operating system is recorded as Q11368[11].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s operating system is recorded as FreeDOS[12].
  • Ping (networking utility) is part of GNU inetutils[13].
  • Ping (networking utility) is part of iputils[14].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s Commons category is recorded as Ping (software)[15].
  • +1983-12-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ping (networking utility)[16].
  • Ping (networking utility) was published on +1983-12-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/ping[18].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s different from is recorded as ping[19].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s different from is recorded as traceroute[20].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s uses is recorded as Internet Control Message Protocol[21].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s protocol is recorded as Internet Control Message Protocol[22].
  • Ping (networking utility)'s copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include command-line tool[4] and network utility[5].

Origins

+1983-12-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ping (networking utility)[16].

Use and Application

Part of include GNU inetutils[13], a utility software[24] and iputils[14], a software[25].

Why It Matters

Ping (networking utility) has Wikipedia articles in 49 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . GNU.org. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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