ping6 (1)

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NAME

ping6 - Packets to network hosts

SYNOPSIS

ping6 [OPTION...] HOST ...

DESCRIPTION

Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.

: Options valid for all request types:
-c, --count=NUMBER: stop after sending NUMBER packets
-d, --debug: set the SO_DEBUG option
--hoplimit=N: specify N as hop-limit
-i, --interval=NUMBER: wait NUMBER seconds between sending each packet
-n, --numeric: do not resolve host addresses
-r, --ignore-routing: send directly to a host on an attached network
--ttl=N: synonym for --hoplimit
-T, --tos=N: set traffic class to N
-v, --verbose: verbose output
-w, --timeout=N: stop after N seconds
: Options valid for --echo requests:
-f, --flood: flood ping (root only)
-l, --preload=NUMBER: send NUMBER packets as fast as possible before falling into normal mode of behavior (root only)
-p, --pattern=PATTERN: fill ICMP packet with given pattern (hex)
-q, --quiet: quiet output
-s, --size=NUMBER: send NUMBER data octets
-?, --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.

Options marked with (root only) are available only to superuser.

AUTHOR

Written by Jeroen Dekkers.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2013 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.