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

-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

-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 © 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 ping6 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and ping6 programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info ping6

should give you access to the complete manual.