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traceroute

Displays the route a packet takes to a specified destination.
Syntax:
traceroute [hops] <dest> [-n]
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Parameters
[hops]: Specifies the maximum number of hops to the destination
The minimum number of hops to specify is 6. The default is 30 hops.
<dest>: Specifies the host name or IP address of the remote system to trace
[-n]: Do not resolve a host name
Examples:
To display the route to IP address 172.10.10.1 with a maximum of 30 hops:
traceroute 172.10.10.1
To display the route to IP address 172.10.10.1 with a maximum of 20 hops:
traceroute 20 172.10.10.1