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Manual

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ping6 (1) User’s Reference Manual ping6 (1)

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

Fill ICMP6 packets with the given pattern (hex).

-s , --size octets

Send the number of data octets in each packet.

-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 marked with (root only) are available only to the superuser. GNU Network Utilities February 9, 2019 ping6 (1)

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