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# traceroute

> Print the route packets trace to network host.
> See also: `mtr`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/traceroute>.

- Traceroute to a host:

`traceroute {{example.com}}`

- Disable IP address and host name mapping:

`traceroute -n {{example.com}}`

- Specify wait time in seconds for response:

`traceroute {{[-w|--wait]}} {{0.5}} {{example.com}}`

- Specify number of queries per hop:

`traceroute {{[-q|--queries]}} {{5}} {{example.com}}`

- Specify size in bytes of probing packet:

`traceroute {{example.com}} {{42}}`

- Determine the MTU to the destination:

`traceroute --mtu {{example.com}}`

- Use ICMP instead of UDP for tracerouting:

`traceroute {{[-I|--icmp]}} {{example.com}}`
