performs a simple pingcheck to see if a device is on the network or not. if not, turns on my iot away.

pingtest.sh

#this is a simple pingscript for my Wyze camera. It unfortunately has a flawed scheduling system where if i leave my house and turn on its
#motion detection, then a schedule for detection runs, if I am not home before the schedule ends, motion sensing will turn off.
#I use this script to determine if I am home by pinging my cellphone, if so, allow sensing to shut off, if not, turn it back on.

#Replace <dev_hostname> with your device's IP or hostname

#!/bin/sh
ping -c1 <dev_hostname> > /dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
  then 
    echo "home, not turning on camera" 
    exit 0
  else
    echo âturning on cameraâ
    <run your IoT commands here>
fi