Question: When I execute ping command from the command line, it keeps sending the packets until I hit CTRL-C to terminate the ping command output. How can I execute ping command only for N number of packets and terminate the output automatically?
Answer: Use ping option -c to specify the number of packets. After sending N number of packets, ping command will terminate automatically as explained below.
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