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X Tping by x-cmd — Agent Skill

Name: X Tping
Author: x-cmd

X Tping

TCP ping tool for testing connectivity to TCP ports. Uses TCP protocol with curl to establish connections. Supports heatmap, bar chart, and verbose output modes. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.

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x tping - TCP Ping Tool

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.

---name: x-tpingdescription: TCP ping tool for testing connectivity to TCP ports. Uses TCP protocol with curl to establish connections. Supports heatmap, bar chart, and verbose output modes. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.license: Apache-2.0---# x tping - TCP Ping Tool> Ping TCP ports to test connectivity using TCP protocol.---## Quick Start```bash# Ping default port 80x tping bing.com# Ping specific portx tping bing.com:443# Heatmap visualizationx 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```bash# Ping port 80 (default) - runs indefinitely until Ctrl+Cx tping bing.com# Ping with count limit (recommended - stops after N times)x tping -n 10 bing.comx tping -n 20 bing.com:443# Ping port 443x tping bing.com:443# Ping specific IP and portx tping 8.8.8.8:53```### Visual Output```bash# Heatmap modex tping --heatmap bing.com# Bar chart modex tping --bar bing.com:80```### Data Processing```bash# CSV outputx tping --csv bing.com# TSV outputx 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 NotesUses `curl` for TCP connections. On Windows and older curl versions (<8.4), uses `x cosmo curl` to avoid connection issues.---## Related

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