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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.

OPTIONS

-f, --first-hop=num
Set initial hop distance, that is the 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 is 64).
-M, --type=method
Use method (icmp or udp) for traceroute operations, defaulting to udp.
-p, --port=port
Use destination port port (default is 33434).
-q, --tries=num
Send num probe packets per hop (default is 3).
--resolve-hostnames
Resolve hostnames.
-t, --tos=num
Set type of service (TOS) to num.
-w, --wait=num
Wait num seconds for response (default is 3).
-?, --help
Give this help list.
--usage
Give a short usage message.
-V, --version
Print program version.
2019-02-09 GNU inetutils