Bash Ping Plus

A bash ping script with some extra features including:

• Colored output for up / down ping responses
• Log files are saved with date & time stamps inside nested folders by date
• Log files are dynamically generated, so if the ongoing ping rolls over into a new day, the target log file changes automatically

Installation

Set the script as executable

chmod +x pn.sh

Edit the script (if desired) to change where ping logs are stored

logdir_base=~/ping_logs

Add symbolic link to your PATH (optional but recommended)

ln -s ~/location/of/pn.sh ~/.local/bin/pn

Usage

Host is required

pn [host] [packet size]

Examples

Ping github with standard packets

pn github.com

Ping slashdot with large packets

pn slashdot.org 1500

Ping google dns

pn 8.8.8.8