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hello gurus,

i want make log file contains time (day/month/year hour:min) with status from ping command.
how should i make shell script ?

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Code:
#!/bin/bash
LOG=~/ping.log
NOW=$(date)
OUT=$(ping -c 1 google.com | grep packets)
echo "$NOW : $OUT" >>$LOG
To see log, enter
Code:
cat ~/ping.log
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what should i grep to display whether request time out or reply from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXXX
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Better try Linux SHELL script for system monitoring with ping command
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