If you want to install fping from source, proceed as follows:
-0. Run ./autogen.sh
+0. Run `./autogen.sh`
(only if you got the source from github)
-1. Run ./configure with the correct arguments
- (see: ./configure --help)
-2. Run make; make install
+1. Run `./configure` with the correct arguments
+ (see: `./configure --help`)
+2. Run `make; make install`
3. Make fping either setuid, or, if under Linux:
- sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep fping
-4. Have a look at the fping(8) manual for usage help
- (fping -h will also give a minimal help output)
+ `sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep fping`
+4. Have a look at the [fping(8)](doc/fping.pod) manual for usage help
+ (`fping -h` will also give a minimal help output)
## Usage
See: [fping man-page](doc/fping.pod)
## Credits
-Original author: Roland Schemers (schemers@stanford.edu)
-Previous maintainer: RL "Bob" Morgan (morgan@stanford.edu)
-Initial IPv6 Support: Jeroen Massar (jeroen@unfix.org / jeroen@ipng.nl)
-Other contributors: see ChangeLog
+
+* Original author: Roland Schemers (schemers@stanford.edu)
+* Previous maintainer: RL "Bob" Morgan (morgan@stanford.edu)
+* Initial IPv6 Support: Jeroen Massar (jeroen@unfix.org / jeroen@ipng.nl)
+* Other contributors: see [ChangeLog](ChangeLog)