Index: include/usage.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvs/busybox/include/usage.h,v
retrieving revision 1.213
diff -u -b -B -w -p -r1.213 usage.h
--- a/include/usage.h	5 Jun 2004 07:58:17 -0000	1.213
+++ b/include/usage.h	7 Jun 2004 20:43:54 -0000
@@ -1880,6 +1880,7 @@
 	"Options:\n" \
 	"\t-c COUNT\tSend only COUNT pings.\n" \
 	"\t-s SIZE\t\tSend SIZE data bytes in packets (default=56).\n" \
+	"\t-w DEADLINE\tSpecify a timeout, in seconds, before ping exits.\n" \
 	"\t-q\t\tQuiet mode, only displays output at start\n" \
 	"\t\t\tand when finished."
 #endif
Index: networking/ping.c
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RCS file: /var/cvs/busybox/networking/ping.c,v
retrieving revision 1.56
diff -u -b -B -w -p -r1.56 ping.c
--- a/networking/ping.c	15 Mar 2004 08:28:48 -0000	1.56
+++ b/networking/ping.c	7 Jun 2004 20:43:54 -0000
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ static const int MAXIPLEN = 60;
 static const int MAXICMPLEN = 76;
 static const int MAXPACKET = 65468;
 #define	MAX_DUP_CHK	(8 * 128)
-static const int MAXWAIT = 10;
 static const int PINGINTERVAL = 1;		/* second */
+static int MAXWAIT = 10;
 
 #define O_QUIET         (1 << 0)
 
@@ -420,6 +420,12 @@ extern int ping_main(int argc, char **ar
 			argv++;
 			datalen = atoi(*argv);
 			break;
+		case 'w':
+			if (--argc <= 0)
+				bb_show_usage();
+			argv++;
+			MAXWAIT = atoi(*argv);
+			break;
 		default:
 			bb_show_usage();
 		}