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- Synopsis:
- ping <nickname|channel>
-
- Description:
- PING is used to determine (roughly) how long messages from your side of
- the network to the recipient's take to arrive. In a sense, it allows
- you to measure how fast or slow the network is relative to you.
-
- Examples:
- To see how far away your friend booya is from you:
- /ping booya
-
- To see how far away everyone in channel #blah is:
- /ping #blah
-
- Aliases:
- This command is identical to CTCP PING.
-
- See Also:
- ctcp(1) ping
-
- Restrictions:
- This command makes use of CTCP (client-to-client protocol), which is not
- part of the IRC protocol. Most modern IRC clients understand CTCP, but
- not all do, while others might not support the same CTCP commands that
- ircII-EPIC supports. If you receive an error of some sort, then the
- client on the receiving end is unable to properly handle your CTCP
- message.
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