FS#47133 - [iputils] `man ping` is missing half the -c flag

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Ask Me (zarac) - Friday, 20 November 2015, 22:03 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Friday, 20 November 2015, 22:32 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
The ping manual is missing part of the -c flag. The description is there but not the flag part ("-c count").

Additional info:
* package version(s)
20140519.fad11dc-1

* What is seen (with context)
"""
-B Do not allow ping to change source address of probes. The address is bound to one selected when ping starts.

Stop after sending count ECHO_REQUEST
packets. With deadline [ping(8)] option, ping waits for count ECHO_REPLY packets, until the timeout expires.

-d Set the SO_DEBUG option on the socket being used. Essentially, this socket option is not used by Linux kernel.
"""

* What should be seen (ignore formatting)
"""
-B
Do not allow ping to change source address of probes. The address is bound to one selected when ping starts.
-c count
Stop after sending count ECHO_REQUEST packets. With deadline option, ping waits for count ECHO_REPLY packets, until the timeout expires.
-d
Set the SO_DEBUG option on the socket being used. Essentially, this socket option is not used by Linux kernel.
"""

Steps to reproduce:
`man ping` and read

PS:
might be an issue with the osx command (package opensp). Ironically, the manual page for osx itself also seems a bit mangled.
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Friday, 20 November 2015, 22:32 GMT
Reason for closing:  Duplicate
Additional comments about closing:   FS#38642 
Comment by Ask Me (zarac) - Friday, 20 November 2015, 22:04 GMT
FYI, the issue is still relevant in version ....-3

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