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diff --git a/bin/host_online_status b/bin/host_online_status
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/host_online_status
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# This script uses each argument to check if a host under that name is
+# reachable using ping
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+function check_online_status() {
+  if ping -c 1 -w 1 $1 >> /dev/null; then
+    echo "+ $1"
+  else
+    echo "- $1"
+  fi
+}
+
+for host in $@; do
+  check_online_status $host
+done
+
+exit 0