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PING6(1) | User Commands | PING6(1) |
NAME¶
ping6 - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hostsSYNOPSIS¶
ping6 [option...] host...DESCRIPTION¶
Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.OPTIONS¶
- -c, --count=number
- Stop after sending number packets.
- -i, --interval=number
- Wait number seconds between sending each packet.
- -w, --timeout=n
- Stop after n seconds.
- -n, --numeric
- Do not resolve host addresses.
- --hoplimit=n
- --ttl=n
- Specify n as hop-limit.
- -r, --ignore-routing
- Send directly to a host on an attached network.
- -T, --tos=n
- Set traffic class to n.
- -v, --verbose
- Verbose output.
- -q, --quiet
- Quiet output.
- -d, --debug
- Set the SO_DEBUG option.
- -?, --help
- Give this help list.
- --usage
- give a short usage message.
- -V, --version
- Print program version.
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 the given pattern (hex).
- -s, --size=number
- Send number data octets.
Options marked with (root only) are available only to superuser.
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