ping6 — send ICMP6 ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts

Description

       Send ICMP6 ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts and report the replies received.

Name

       ping6 — send ICMP6 ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts

Options

-c, --counttotal
               Stop after sending the total number of packets.

       -i, --intervalpause
               Wait for pause seconds between sending each packet.

       -w, --timeoutend
               Stop after end seconds.

       -n, --numeric
               Do not resolve host addresses.

       --hoplimitlimit--ttllimit
               Set the maximum allowed number of hops to limit.

       -r, --ignore-routing
               Send directly to a host on an attached network.

       -T, --tosclass
               Set the traffic class.

       -f, --flood
               Flood ping (root only).

       -l, --preloadinitial
               Send an initial number of packets as fast as possible before falling into normal mode of behavior
               (root only).

       -p, --patternpattern
               Fill ICMP6 packets with the given pattern (hex).

       -s, --sizeoctets
               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)