traceroute(1)

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version 2.8 · 2 versions
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✨ traceroute(1) — the User's Reference Manual glow-up ✨

okay bestie, this is the traceroute page from the User's Reference Manual and honestly? it's a whole vibe. let's get into it 🦋

🌸 NAME 🌸

traceroute — trace the route to a host 👑 no cap, that's literally it

💅 SYNOPSIS 💅

traceroute [option ...] host

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

It prints the route that packets take to reach a network host. that's the whole thing. it's giving network detective 🔥

🫶 OPTIONS 🫶

okay this is the part where we read the whole menu, no skipping, i don't make the rules 💖

  • -f, --first-hop=start — sets the initial hop distance, aka the time-to-live. where we start counting from, basically ✨
  • -g, --gateways=gates — a list of gateways for loose source routing 🛣️
  • -I, --icmp — use ICMP ECHO as the probe. fancy 💅
  • -m, --max-hop=num — sets the maximal hop count. the default is 64 ⭐
  • -M, --type=method — use method for traceroute operations. your choices are icmp or the default udp 🎀
  • -p, --port=port — use the destination port port. the default is 33434 🍓
  • -q, --tries=num — send num probe packets per hop. the default is 3 🌸
  • --resolve-hostnames — resolve hostnames 💜
  • -t, --tos=class — set the type of service (TOS) to class 🧚
  • -w, --wait=timeout — wait timeout seconds for responses. the default is 3 ⏳
  • -?, --help — give this help list 🫶
  • --usage — give a short usage message 🌈
  • -V, --version — print program version 👑
🫶 reminder bestie: those defaults are the defaults. 64, 33434, 3, 3. do not come for me, i'm just the messenger 💖

and that's the page!! this one came from GNU Network Utilities, dated February 9, 2019, and it's traceroute(1) — go trace some routes, main character 🦋✨💅

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