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/usr/local/bin/arping

IP Configuration Utilities

From iputils 20250605-r9 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running arping --help (exit 2). permalink

/usr/local/bin/arping: invalid option -- '-'

Usage:
  arping [options] <destination>

Options:
  -f            quit on first reply
  -q            be quiet
  -b            keep on broadcasting, do not unicast
  -D            duplicate address detection mode
  -U            unsolicited ARP mode, update your neighbours
  -A            ARP answer mode, update your neighbours
  -V            print version and exit
  -c <count>    how many packets to send
  -w <timeout>  how long to wait for a reply
  -i <interval> set interval between packets (default: 1 second)
  -I <device>   which ethernet device to use
  -s <source>   source IP address
  <destination> DNS name or IP address

For more details see arping(8).
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
-fquit on first replyhelp
-qbe quiethelp
-bkeep on broadcasting, do not unicasthelp
-Dduplicate address detection modehelp
-Uunsolicited ARP mode, update your neighbourshelp
-AARP answer mode, update your neighbourshelp
-Vprint version and exithelp
-c counthow many packets to sendhelp
-w timeouthow long to wait for a replyhelp
-I devicewhich ethernet device to usehelp
-s sourcesource IP addresshelp

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