macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install prettypinglocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install prettypingMacPorts ports tree · net/prettyping/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3962
Install prettyping with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
Wrapper to colorize and simplify ping's output. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install prettyping.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install prettypingDebian stable package indexes · prettyping · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install prettypingFedora Rawhide package metadata · prettyping · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#prettypingnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pr/prettyping/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S prettypingArch Linux sync databases · prettyping · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Wrapper to colorize and simplify ping's output
Project links
Commands and aliases
- prettyping
history
Project history and usage
prettyping is a terminal-oriented wrapper around ping that makes latency results more colorful, compact, graphical, and readable.
Project history
Denilson Sá created prettyping as a wrapper that runs the system ping command in the background and reformats its responses into a compact graphical terminal display. The project remained deliberately small, implemented as a Bash and awk script rather than a new ICMP stack.
Adoption history
The project’s portable Bash-and-awk implementation has been reported by its maintainer to work on Linux, macOS, BSD, BusyBox, and several awk implementations. source_facts.package-manager records packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, and Nix.
How it is used
Users invoke prettyping with a host much like ordinary ping. It launches the installed ping implementation, parses its responses, and renders latency graphically with colors and Unicode characters. It requires no credentials and has no documented configuration file.
Why package nerds care
prettyping exemplifies the classic shell-tool tradition: it improves a ubiquitous system command without replacing its networking implementation. Its single-script design, broad Unix portability, and colorful terminal visualization made it a natural fit for distribution repositories and dotfile collections.
Timeline
- Project origin: Created as a Bash-and-awk presentation layer for the standard ping command.
- Packaging era: Adopted by multiple Linux distribution repositories and macOS-oriented package managers.
Related projects
- ping/iputils: Supplies the underlying network echo measurements that prettyping parses.
- oping: An alternative ping implementation noted as compatible in the official requirements.
- awk and Bash: The portable scripting runtimes used to implement prettyping.
Sources
- https://denilsonsa.github.io/prettyping/
- https://github.com/denilsonsa/prettyping#readme
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
prettyping | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version1.1.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.1.0
https://github.com/denilsonsa/prettyping
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:prettyping |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/prettyping |
| Homepage | https://denilsonsa.github.io/prettyping/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/denilsonsa/prettyping |
| Upstream docs | https://denilsonsa.github.io/prettyping/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/denilsonsa/prettyping/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.0.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | prettyping |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
prettyping 1.0.1-1.1
better ping tool
https://github.com/denilsonsa/prettyping
sudo apt install prettyping- Section: net
- Architecture: all
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prettyping
Nix95%
prettyping
nix profile install nixpkgs#prettyping- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prettyping
Ubuntu apt95%
prettyping 1.0.1-1.1
better ping tool
https://github.com/denilsonsa/prettyping
sudo apt install prettyping- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: all
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prettyping
dnf95%
prettyping 1.1.0-4.fc45
Compact, colorful ping tool for your terminal
http://denilson.sa.nom.br/prettyping
sudo dnf install prettyping- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: prettyping
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prettyping
pacman95%
prettyping 1:1.1.0-1
A ping wrapper making the output prettier, more colorful, more compact, and easier to read.
https://github.com/denilsonsa/prettyping
sudo pacman -S prettyping- License: MIT
- Architecture: any
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prettyping
MacPorts95%
prettyping
sudo port install prettyping- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Prettyping
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation