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SPRAY(8)                                 BSD System Manager's Manual                                SPRAY(8)

NAME
     spray -- send many packets to host

SYNOPSIS
     spray [-c count] [-d delay] [-l length] host ...

DESCRIPTION
     Spray sends multiple RPC packets to host and records how many of them were correctly received and how
     long it took.

     The options are as follows:

     -c count
             Send count packets.

     -d delay
             Pause delay microseconds between sending each packet.

     -l length
             Set the length of the packet that holds the RPC call message to length bytes.  Not all values
             of length are possible because RPC data is encoded using XDR.  Spray rounds up to the nearest
             possible value.

     Spray is intended for use in network testing, measurement, and management.  This command can be very
     hard on a network and should be used with caution.

SEE ALSO
     netstat(1), ifconfig(8), ping(8)

BSD                                             July 10, 1995                                            BSD

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