/usr/bin/ping6: invalid option -- '-' Usage ping [options] Options: DNS name or IP address -3 RTT precision (do not round up the result time) -a use audible ping -A use adaptive ping -B sticky source address -c stop after replies -C call connect() syscall on socket creation -D print timestamps -d use SO_DEBUG socket option -e define identifier for ping session, default is random for SOCK_RAW and kernel defined for SOCK_DGRAM Imply using SOCK_RAW (for IPv4 only for identifier 0) -f flood ping -h print help and exit -H force reverse DNS name resolution (useful for numeric destinations or for -f), override -n -I either interface name or address -i seconds between sending each packet -L suppress loopback of multicast packets -l send number of packages while waiting replies -m tag the packets going out -M define path MTU discovery, can be one of -n no reverse DNS name resolution, override -H -O report outstanding replies -p contents of padding byte -q quiet output -Q use quality of service bits -s use as number of data bytes to be sent -S use as SO_SNDBUF socket option value -t define time to live -U print user-to-user latency -v verbose output -V print version and exit -w reply wait in seconds -W time to wait for response IPv4 options: -4 use IPv4 -b allow pinging broadcast -R record route -T define timestamp, can be one of IPv6 options: -6 use IPv6 -F define flow label, default is random -N use IPv6 node info query, try as argument For more details see ping(8).