liboping ☆

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Description:
C library to generate ICMP echo requests

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: networking icmp c-library ping diagnostics

Install: brew install liboping

About:
Liboping is a C library designed to implement and handle ICMP echo requests, commonly known as pings. It provides a robust programming interface for developers to integrate network connectivity testing and latency measurement capabilities directly into their applications. This tool is essential for building network monitoring solutions that require reliable, low-level network diagnostics.

Key Features:

C library for ICMP echo request generation
Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols
Provides a programming interface for network diagnostics
Cross-platform compatibility

Use Cases:

Building custom network monitoring tools
Implementing latency and connectivity checks in applications
Network diagnostic scripting and automation

Alternatives:

fping – fping is a command-line tool, whereas liboping provides a library for programmatic integration
libpcap – libpcap is for packet capture, while liboping specifically focuses on generating ICMP requests

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 8:11am		0	VERSION_BUMP	419b9d18