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Imported from x-cmd/x-cmd (mod/tping/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add x-cmd/x-cmd --skill tping. Copyright stays with the author (Apache-2.0).

x tping - TCP Ping Tool

Name: x-tping
Author: x-cmd

Ping TCP ports to test connectivity using TCP protocol.

Quick Start

# Ping default port 80
x tping bing.com

# Ping specific port
x tping bing.com:443

# Heatmap visualization
x tping --heatmap bing.com

Features

TCP Ping: Test TCP connectivity instead of ICMP
Port Specification: Test any TCP port
Visual Output: Heatmap and bar chart modes
Multiple Formats: CSV, TSV, raw output

Commands

Command	Description
`x tping <host>`	Ping host on port 80 (default)
`x tping <host>:<port>`	Ping specific port
`x tping -n <count>`	Limit ping count (recommended)
`x tping --verbose`	Verbose output (default)
`x tping --heatmap`	Heatmap visualization
`x tping --bar`	Bar chart visualization
`x tping --csv`	CSV format output
`x tping --tsv`	TSV format output
`x tping --raw`	Raw format output

Examples

Basic Ping

# Ping port 80 (default) - runs indefinitely until Ctrl+C
x tping bing.com

# Ping with count limit (recommended - stops after N times)
x tping -n 10 bing.com
x tping -n 20 bing.com:443

# Ping port 443
x tping bing.com:443

# Ping specific IP and port
x tping 8.8.8.8:53

Visual Output

# Heatmap mode
x tping --heatmap bing.com

# Bar chart mode
x tping --bar bing.com:80

Data Processing

# CSV output
x tping --csv bing.com

# TSV output
x tping --tsv bing.com:443

Comparison with Traditional Ping

Feature	Traditional Ping	x tping
Protocol	ICMP	TCP
Port-specific	No	Yes
Firewall-friendly	Often blocked	Usually allowed
Output	Text	Visual modes + Data formats

Platform Notes

Uses curl for TCP connections. On Windows and older curl versions (<8.4), uses x cosmo curl to avoid connection issues.

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Fetch it by URL: GET /api/v1/registry/x-cmd-x-cmd-tping/manifest?version=1.0.0

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