# orf/gping

Ping, but with a graph

Repository: https://github.com/orf/gping
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gping
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, command-line, cli, ping, linux, graph, network-monitoring, shell
Last push: 2026-08-24T10:33:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 66, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3973, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 70, "gap_med": 135.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12649, forks 366 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:59.507400+00:00)

## What it is
gping is a cross-platform command-line ping utility that visualizes ping latency as a live graph in the terminal. It supports graphing multiple hosts simultaneously, custom colors, and timing arbitrary commands via the --cmd flag.

## Use cases
- visualize ping latency to a host in the terminal
- compare network latency across multiple hosts at once
- monitor connection stability over time with a live graph
- measure and graph the execution time of a shell command
- diagnose intermittent network lag or packet loss
- ping AWS regions using shorthand like aws:eu-west-1

## When to choose
- you want a visual, real-time graph of ping times instead of plain text output
- you need to compare latency to several hosts side by side
- you want a cross-platform ping tool that works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- you want to time how long arbitrary commands take, graphed over time

## When to avoid
- you need scripted, machine-readable ping output rather than an interactive TUI
- you need full network monitoring with alerting, dashboards, or historical data
- you need advanced diagnostics like traceroute or port scanning

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: monitoring, networking, data-visualization, cli, terminal-ui
- domain: networking, monitoring, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform, rust
- tags: ping, latency-graph, network-diagnostics, terminal, tui, command-line, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- orf/gping (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:59.507400+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:53.606241+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/orf/gping (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:59.507400+00:00, sha 87aad0a52be6)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/gping (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:12.714974+00:00, sha 17b5cc6d470f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.