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I would like to know what the differences between using the commands :

ping -c 3 www.google.com

and

ping www.google.com

Any help or information is appreciated.
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answered 3 Years ago ncharm · Accepted Answer

ping -c option will specify the number of packets sent and will stop after counting them , here in you example count is 3 .

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ping www.google.com

will send infinite packets until you stop it by closing or ctrl+c

For more information about ping options

Or use man ping in terminal .

Try it.