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TRACEROUTE(1)							   User Commands						     TRACEROUTE(1)

NAME
traceroute - Trace the route to a host SYNOPSIS
traceroute [OPTION...] HOST DESCRIPTION
Print the route packets trace to network host. -M, --type=METHOD use METHOD (`icmp' or `udp') for traceroute operations -p, --port=PORT use destination PORT port (default: 33434) -q, --tries=NUM send NUM probe packets per hop (default: 3) --resolve-hostnames resolve hostnames -?, --help give this help list --usage give a short usage message -V, --version print program version Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options. AUTHOR
Written by Elian Gidoni. REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>. COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. SEE ALSO
The full documentation for traceroute is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and traceroute programs are properly installed at your site, the command info traceroute should give you access to the complete manual. GNU inetutils 1.9 December 2011 TRACEROUTE(1)

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PING6(1)                                                           User Commands                                                          PING6(1)

NAME
ping6 - Packets to network hosts SYNOPSIS
ping6 [OPTION...] HOST ... DESCRIPTION
Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts. Options valid for all request types: -c, --count=NUMBER stop after sending NUMBER packets -d, --debug set the SO_DEBUG option -i, --interval=NUMBER wait NUMBER seconds between sending each packet -n, --numeric do not resolve host addresses -r, --ignore-routing send directly to a host on an attached network -w, --timeout=N stop after N seconds Options valid for --echo requests: -f, --flood flood ping (root only) -l, --preload=NUMBER send NUMBER packets as fast as possible before falling into normal mode of behavior (root only) -p, --pattern=PATTERN fill ICMP packet with given pattern (hex) -q, --quiet quiet output -s, --size=NUMBER send NUMBER data octets -?, --help give this help list --usage give a short usage message -V, --version print program version Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options. Options marked with (root only) are available only to superuser. AUTHOR
Written by Jeroen Dekkers. REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>. COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. SEE ALSO
The full documentation for ping6 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and ping6 programs are properly installed at your site, the command info ping6 should give you access to the complete manual. GNU inetutils 1.9 December 2011 PING6(1)
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