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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/networking.scm b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
index d4c8905974..d5f86fb09b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
@@ -997,13 +997,14 @@ network frames.")
(home-page "https://fping.org/")
(synopsis "Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts")
(description
- "fping is a ping like program which uses the Internet Control Message
-Protocol (ICMP) echo request to determine if a target host is responding.
-fping differs from ping in that you can specify any number of targets on the
-command line, or specify a file containing the lists of targets to ping.
-Instead of sending to one target until it times out or replies, fping will
-send out a ping packet and move on to the next target in a round-robin
-fashion.")
+ "fping is a ping-like program which uses @acronym{ICMP, Internet Control
+Message Protocol} echo requests to determine if a target host is responding.
+
+@command{fping} differs from @command{ping} in that you can specify any number
+of targets on the command line, or specify a file containing the lists of
+targets to ping. Instead of sending to one target until it times out or
+replies, fping will send out a ping packet and move on to the next target in a
+round-robin fashion.")
(license license:expat)))
(define-public gandi.cli