NAME
ping6 – send ICMP6 ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
SYNOPSIS
ping6 [option ...] host ...
DESCRIPTION
Send ICMP6 ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts and report the replies received.
OPTIONS
- -c, --count total
-
Stop after sending the total number of packets.
- -i, --interval pause
-
Wait for pause seconds between sending each packet.
- -w, --timeout end
-
Stop after end seconds.
- -n, --numeric
-
Do not resolve host addresses.
- --hoplimit limit
- --ttl limit
-
Set the maximum allowed number of hops to limit.
- -r, --ignore-routing
-
Send directly to a host on an attached network.
- -T, --tos class
-
Set the traffic class.
- -f, --flood
-
Flood ping (root only).
- -l, --preload initial
-
Send an initial number of packets as fast as possible before falling into normal mode of behavior (root only).
- -p, --pattern pattern
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Fill ICMP6 packets with the given pattern (hex).
- -s, --size octets
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Send the number of data octets in each packet.
- -v, --verbose
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Verbose output.
- -q, --quiet
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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 marked with (root only) are available only to the superuser.