Trace the route to a host
traceroute [OPTION...] HOST
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.
Written by Elian Gidoni.
Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
Copyright © 2013 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.