prettyping
Author: Denilson Sá Maia
Alternative to: ping
License: MIT
Language: Bash + awk
Page updated: 2026-03-15
prettyping presents the results of ping in a color-coded graphical way live on the command line.
- Detects missing/lost packets and marks them at the output
- Shows live statistics, updated after each response is received
- Two sets of statistics: one for the most recent 60 responses, and another for all responses since start
- No installation required, just run the script from anywhere

Animated demo
