PING6(1) User Commands PING6(1)
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 (C) 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.
GNU inetutils 1.9 December 2011 PING6(1)