diff --git a/src/.local/bin/ping-up.sh b/src/.local/bin/ping-up.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# ping until successful, then alert
+
+while true; do
+	if ping -c 1 $1; then
+		echo Ping successful
+		notify-send -a "ping-up" "Ping is successful"
+		figlet Ping successful
+		tput bel
+		break
+	else
+		sleep 5
+	fi
+done