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/usr/local/bin/tracepath

IP Configuration Utilities

From iputils 20250605-r9 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running tracepath --help (exit 255). permalink

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Usage
  tracepath [options] <destination>

Options:
  -4             use IPv4
  -6             use IPv6
  -b             print both name and IP
  -l <length>    use packet <length>
  -m <hops>      use maximum <hops>
  -n             no reverse DNS name resolution
  -p <port>      use destination <port>
  -V             print version and exit
  <destination>  DNS name or IP address

For more details see tracepath(8).
Options (8)
OptionDescriptionSource
-4use IPv4help
-6use IPv6help
-bprint both name and IPhelp
-l lengthuse packet <length>help
-m hopsuse maximum <hops>help
-nno reverse DNS name resolutionhelp
-p portuse destination <port>help
-Vprint version and exithelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.