diff --git a/.bashrc.d/aping.bash b/.bashrc.d/aping.bash
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bashrc.d/aping.bash
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+aping() { # aping: beep when ping fails (reverse behavior of `ping -a <address>`)
+	local address="$1"
+	while true; do
+		if ping -c 1 $address; then
+			:
+		else
+			printf "\a"
+		fi
+		sleep 1
+	done
+}