Subject: misc/3469: bug in ping.8
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <msaitoh@spa.is.uec.ac.jp>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/09/1997 22:48:32
>Number:         3469
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       bug in ping.8
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    misc-bug-people (Misc Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Apr  9 07:05:03 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     SAITOH Masanobu
>Organization:
>Release:        latest-current
>Environment:
System: NetBSD ifree.spa.is.uec.ac.jp 1.2D NetBSD 1.2D (IFREE) #38: Mon Apr 7 17:41:09 JST 1997 msaitoh@ifree.spa.is.uec.ac.jp:/var/sources/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/IFREE i386


>Description:
	Try "man ping":

 >   no response. Round-trip times and packet loss statistics are computed. If
 >   duplicate packets are received, they are not included in the packet loss
 >   calculation, although the round trip time of these packets is used in
 >   calculating the minimum/average/maximum round-trip time numbers. When the
 >   specified number of packets have been sent (and received) or if the pro-
 >   gram is terminated with an interrupt (SIGINT), a brief summary is dis-
 >   played. When not using the --f (flood) option, the first interrupt, usu-
                                ***
>How-To-Repeat:
	man ping
>Fix:
	Apply following patch:
--- ping.8.orig	Wed Mar 19 21:19:38 1997
+++ ping.8	Wed Apr  9 22:44:45 1997
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 specified number of packets have been sent (and received) or if
 the program is terminated with an interrupt (SIGINT), a brief
 summary is displayed. When not using the
-.Fl -f
+.Fl f
 (flood) option, the first interrupt, usually generated by control-C or DEL,
 causes
 .Nm 

>Audit-Trail:
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