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

       --hoplimit=N
              specify N as hop-limit

       -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

       --ttl=N
              synonym for --hoplimit

       -T, --tos=N
              set traffic class to N

       -v, --verbose
              verbose output

       -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  ©  2013  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.