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Focus: shell history and sync. Shares terminal and command line with gping. Rated 4.7 (gping: 4.5).
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Desktop App
gping
Ping with a live graph.
Rating
4.5 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
macOS, Windows, Linux
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What is gping?
gping is a ping tool that draws a live graph of response times in the terminal. Its README says it can graph several hosts at once, graph how long a command takes to run, use custom colours, and run on Windows, Mac and Linux.
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Pros: what gping does well
- See slow or unstable connections at a glance
- Compare several hosts on one graph
- Installs through common package managers
Cons: where it falls short
- Terminal only
- Only measures response time
Who gping is for
Anyone checking whether a slow connection is the network's fault.
Who can skip it
People who never need to test connections.
gping alternatives
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