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Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/ping6/ping6.8')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/ping6/ping6.8 b/sbin/ping6/ping6.8 index 161f329..554bf2b 100644 --- a/sbin/ping6/ping6.8 +++ b/sbin/ping6/ping6.8 @@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ packets to network hosts .Ar host .Ek .Sh DESCRIPTION +The .Nm -uses the +utility uses the .Tn ICMPv6 protocol's mandatory .Tn ICMP6_ECHO_REQUEST @@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ This can be very hard on a network and should be used with caution. Specifies to try reverse-lookup of IPv6 addresses. The .Nm -command does not try reverse-lookup unless the option is specified. +utility does not try reverse-lookup unless the option is specified. .It Fl h Ar hoplimit Set the IPv6 hoplimit. .It Fl I Ar interface @@ -350,8 +351,9 @@ during normal operations or from automated scripts. .\" If less than eight bytes of pad are specified, no round trip times are .\" given. .Sh DUPLICATE AND DAMAGED PACKETS +The .Nm -will report duplicate and damaged packets. +utility will report duplicate and damaged packets. Duplicate packets should never occur when pinging a unicast address, and seem to be caused by inappropriate link-level retransmissions. @@ -398,8 +400,9 @@ using the option of .Nm . .Sh RETURN VALUES +The .Nm -returns 0 on success (the host is alive), +utility returns 0 on success (the host is alive), and non-zero if the arguments are incorrect or the host is not responding. .Sh EXAMPLES Normally, @@ -488,7 +491,7 @@ command appeared in .Bx 4.3 . The .Nm -command with IPv6 support first appeared in WIDE Hydrangea IPv6 protocol stack +utility with IPv6 support first appeared in WIDE Hydrangea IPv6 protocol stack kit. .Pp IPv6 and IPsec support based on the KAME Project (http://www.kame.net/) stack |
