traceroute (1) - Linux Manuals

traceroute: trace the route to a host

Command to display traceroute manual in Linux: $ man 1 traceroute

GNU Network Utilities

traceroute - trace the route to a host

traceroute [option ... ] host

Print the route packets trace to network host

-f , -first-hop = start: Set the initial hop distance, that is the time-to-live.
-g , -gateways = gates: List of gateways for loose source routing.
-I , -icmp: Use ICMP ECHO as probe.
-m , -max-hop = num: Set the maximal hop count (default is 64).
-M , -type = method: Use the method ( icmp or the default udp for traceroute operations.
-p , -port = port: Use the destination port port (default is 33434).
-q , -tries = num: Send num probe packets per hop (default is 3).
--resolve-hostnames: Resolve hostnames.
-t , -tos = class: Set the type of service (TOS) to class
-w , -wait = timeout: Wait timeout seconds for responses (default is 3).
-? , -help: Give this help list.
--usage: Give a short usage message.
-V , -version: Print program version.