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Check whether a host is replying to ICMP requests or not. Usage: ./script.sh 192.168.1.1
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ping_check.sh
#!/bin/bash
# check if the $1 is empty
if [[ -z "$1" ]];then
printf "Please define the IP or the hostname which you want to check!\nUsage: ./script.sh 192.168.1.1\n"
else
if ping -c 1 "$1" &> /dev/null;then
printf "%s is UP!\n" "$1"
else
printf "%s is DOWN!\n" "$1"
fi
fi
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