.TH PING6 "1" "2015-05-15" "GNU inetutils" "User Commands" .SH NAME ping6 \- Packets to network hosts .SH SYNOPSIS .B ping6 [\fIOPTION\fR...] \fIHOST \fR... .SH DESCRIPTION Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts. .SS Options valid for all request types: .TP \fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-count\fR=\fINUMBER\fR Stop after sending \fINUMBER\fP packets. .TP \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR Set the SO_DEBUG option. .TP \fB\-\-hoplimit\fR=\fIN\fR Specify \fIN\fP as hop\-limit. .TP \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-interval\fR=\fINUMBER\fR Wait \fINUMBER\fP seconds between sending each packet. .TP \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-numeric\fR Do not resolve host addresses. .TP \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-ignore\-routing\fR Send directly to a host on an attached network. .TP \fB\-\-ttl\fR=\fIN\fR Synonym for \fB\-\-hoplimit\fR. .TP \fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-tos\fR=\fIN\fR Set traffic class to \fIN\fP. .TP \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR Verbose output. .TP \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-timeout\fR=\fIN\fR Stop after \fIN\fP seconds. .SS Options valid for \fB\-\-echo\fR requests: .TP \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-flood\fR Flood ping (root only). .TP \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-preload\fR=\fINUMBER\fR Send NUMBER packets as fast as possible before falling into normal mode of behavior (root only). .TP \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-pattern\fR=\fIPATTERN\fR Fill ICMP packet with given pattern (hex). .TP \fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR Quiet output. .TP \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-size\fR=\fINUMBER\fR Send \fINUMBER\fP data octets. .TP \fB\-?\fP, \fB\-\-help\fR Give this help list. .TP \fB\-\-usage\fR give a short usage message. .TP \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR Print program version. .PP Options marked with (root only) are available only to superuser.