NAME
spray
- send many packets to host
SYNOPSIS
spray
[-c count]
[-d delay]
[-l length]
host ...
DESCRIPTION
spray
sends multiple RPC packets to
host
and records how many of them were correctly received and how long it took.
The options are as follows:
- -c count
-
Send
count
packets.
- -d delay
-
Pause
delay
microseconds between sending each packet.
- -l length
-
Set the length of the packet that holds the RPC call message to
length
bytes.
Not all values of
length
are possible because RPC data is encoded using XDR.
spray
rounds up to the nearest possible value.
spray
is intended for use in network testing, measurement, and management.
This command
can be very hard on a network and should be used with caution.
SEE ALSO
netstat(1),
ifconfig(8),
ping(8),
rpc.sprayd(8)