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 © 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.