traceroute (1) Linux Manual Page

GNU Network Utilities

Name

traceroute – trace the route to a host

Synopsis

traceroute [option … ] host

Description

Print the route packets trace to network host

Options

-f , -first-hop = start

Set the initial hop distance, that is the time-to-live.

-g , -gateways = gates

List of gateways for loose source routing.

-I , -icmp

Use ICMP ECHO as probe.

-m , -max-hop = num

Set the maximal hop count (default is 64).

-M , -type = method

Use the method ( icmp or the default udp for traceroute operations.

-p , -port = port

Use the destination port port (default is 33434).

-q , -tries = num

Send num probe packets per hop (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 (default is 3).

-? , -help

Give this help list.

–usage

Give a short usage message.

-V , -version

Print program version.