---
name: "prettyping"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "prettyping"
version: "1.0.1-1.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/prettyping"
---

# prettyping(1)

a better ping tool based on iputils-ping

## NAME

prettyping - a better ping tool based on iputils-ping

## SYNOPSIS

**prettyping** \[*prettypingparameters*\] *\<standardpingparameters\>*

## DESCRIPTION

This script is a wrapper around the system's "ping" tool. It will substitute each ping response line by a colored character, giving a very compact overview of the ping responses.

### prettypingparameters:

- **--\[no\]color**

  Enable/disable color output. (default: enabled)

- **--\[no\]multicolor**

  Enable/disable multi-color unicode output. Has no effect if either color or unicode is disabled. (default: enabled)

- **--\[no\]unicode**

  Enable/disable unicode characters. (default: enabled)

- **--\[no\]legend**

  Enable/disable the latency legend. (default: enabled)

- **--\[no\]terminal**

  Force the output designed to a terminal. (default: auto)

- **--last** \<n\>

  Use the last "n" pings at the statistics line. (default: 60)

- **--columns** \<n\>

  Override auto-detection of terminal dimensions.

- **--lines** \<n\>

  Override auto-detection of terminal dimensions.

- **--rttmin** \<n\>

  Minimum RTT represented in the unicode graph. (default: auto)

- **--rttmax** \<n\>

  Maximum RTT represented in the unicode graph. (default: auto)

- **--awkbin** \<exec\>

  Override the awk interpreter. (default: awk)

**--pingbin** \<exec\>  Override the ping tool. (default: ping)

- **-6**

  Shortcut for: **--pingbin** ping6

### ping parameters handled by prettyping:

- **-a**

  Audible ping is not implemented yet.

- **-f**

  Flood mode is not allowed in prettyping.

- **-q**

  Quiet output is not allowed in prettyping.

- **-R**

  Record route mode is not allowed in prettyping.

- **-v**

  Verbose output seems to be the default mode in ping.

All other parameters are passed directly to ping.

## SEE ALSO

[**ping**(8)](/ping/8.md).