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.
-f, --first-hop=NUM
set initial hop distance, i.e., time-to-live
-g, --gateways=GATES
list of gateways for loose source routing
-I, --icmp
use ICMP ECHO as probe
-m, --max-hop=NUM
set maximal hop count (default: 64)
-M, --type=METHOD
use METHOD (`icmp' or `udp') for traceroute operations,
defaulting to `udp'
-p, --port=PORT
use destination PORT port (default: 33434)
-q, --tries=NUM
send NUM probe packets per hop (default: 3)
--resolve-hostnames
resolve hostnames
-t, --tos=NUM
set type of service (TOS) to NUM
-w, --wait=NUM
wait NUM seconds for response (default: 3)
-?, --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) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
GPL version 3 or later <https://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 2.5 December 2023 traceroute(1)
inetutils 2.5 - Generated Sat Dec 30 08:42:16 CST 2023