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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4590- October  5, 2025
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PING THE HOST TABLE 
Here is a quick way to ping all the hosts in your host table.
 NOTE: Just make sure that there are no blank lines in it, and
 verify the ping command on your system exist after one ping. Your
 mileage may differ slightly.
 
 $ grep -v "#" /etc/hosts | awk '{print $1}' | while read host
 > do
 > ping -c 1 $host
 > done
 
 Or script it:
 
 #!/bin/sh
 grep -v "#" /etc/hosts | awk '{print $1}' | while read host
 do
 ping -c 1 $host
 done
 
 
 
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