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ping6 — Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts via IPv6 address. Note: `ping6` has been merged to `

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Problem

How to use the ping6 command: Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts via IPv6 address. Note: ping6 has been merged to ping in modern systems. More information: <https://manned.org/ping6>.

Solution

ping6 — Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts via IPv6 address. Note: ping6 has been merged to ping in modern systems. More information: <https://manned.org/ping6>.

Ping a host:

ping6 {{host}}

Ping a host only a specific number of times:

ping6 -c {{count}} {{host}}

Ping a host, specifying the interval in seconds between requests (default is 1 second):

ping6 -i {{seconds}} {{host}}

Ping a host without trying to lookup symbolic names for addresses:

ping6 -n {{host}}

Ping a host and ring the bell when a packet is received (if your terminal supports it):

ping6 -a {{host}}

Code Snippets

Ping a host

ping6 {{host}}

Ping a host only a specific number of times

ping6 -c {{count}} {{host}}

Ping a host, specifying the interval in seconds between requests (default is 1 second)

ping6 -i {{seconds}} {{host}}

Ping a host without trying to lookup symbolic names for addresses

ping6 -n {{host}}

Ping a host and ring the bell when a packet is received (if your terminal supports it)

ping6 -a {{host}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/ping6

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