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Life & fun · January 12, 2024

Just F-Ing Ping

Just F-ing Ping - Because sometimes you just want to f-ing ping! - just_f-ing_ping.md

Just F-Ing Ping launched on January 12, 2024 with 44 votes, #874 of 4,437 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

In plain words

Just F-Ing Ping is a straightforward ping utility for checking server connectivity and response times. It serves developers and system administrators who need quick network diagnostics without unnecessary complexity. The tool strips away conventional interface elements to focus purely on ping functionality, making it ideal for users who prefer direct command-line operations over graphical tools.

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From the sources

Modern browsers, believing they are being clever, hide the protocol in the URL bar. This will inevitably fail due to the browser's "helpful" addition of the protocol and a trailing slash to the hostname you've copied. This basic Bash function alters the ping command, allowing it to accept URLs as well. instead of having to remove everything but the hostname i.e. To add the ping function to your shell environment so that it's available every time you open a terminal, you'll need to add it to your shell's configuration file. For Bash, this is typically .bashrc , and for Zsh, it's .zshrc . Here are the steps for both: Open your .bashrc file in a text editor. You can use a command-line editor…from gist.github.com

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