ping_until_success

#!/bin/bash
ping_until_success() {
    local ip=$1
    local timeout=1  # ping timeout
    local interval=1 # ping interval

    while true; do
        echo "Ping $ip"
        if ping -c 1 -W $timeout $ip &> /dev/null; then
            echo "Ping to $ip successful!"
            break
        else
            echo "Ping to $ip failed. Retrying in $interval seconds..."
            sleep $interval
        fi
    done
}

# check whether run bash directly
if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]]; then
    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
        echo "Usage: $0 <IP_ADDRESS>"
        exit 1
    fi
    ping_until_success "$1"
fi