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| -rw-r--r-- | sbin/ping6/ping6.8 | 30 |
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diff --git a/sbin/ping6/ping6.8 b/sbin/ping6/ping6.8 index 9fdaeaf9fcd..079c1043a51 100644 --- a/sbin/ping6/ping6.8 +++ b/sbin/ping6/ping6.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ping6.8,v 1.35 2006/08/10 18:46:52 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ping6.8,v 1.36 2006/08/10 18:50:27 jmc Exp $ .\" $KAME: ping6.8,v 1.57 2002/05/26 13:18:25 itojun Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 WIDE Project. @@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ .Os .Sh NAME .Nm ping6 -.Nd send -.Tn ICMPv6 ECHO_REQUEST -packets to network hosts +.Nd send ICMPv6 ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm ping6 .\" without ipsec, or new ipsec @@ -60,16 +58,16 @@ packets to network hosts .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm uses the -.Tn ICMPv6 +ICMPv6 protocol's mandatory -.Tn ICMP6_ECHO_REQUEST +.Dv ICMP6_ECHO_REQUEST datagram to elicit an -.Tn ICMP6_ECHO_REPLY +.Dv ICMP6_ECHO_REPLY from a host or gateway. -.Tn ICMP6_ECHO_REQUEST +.Dv ICMP6_ECHO_REQUEST datagrams (``pings'') have an IPv6 header, and -.Tn ICMPv6 +ICMPv6 header formatted as documented in RFC 2463. The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds @@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ Set socket buffer size. Stop after sending .Pq and receiving .Ar count -.Tn ECHO_RESPONSE +.Dv ECHO_RESPONSE packets. .It Fl d Set the @@ -124,11 +122,11 @@ Flood ping. Outputs packets as fast as they come back or one hundred times per second, whichever is more. For every -.Tn ECHO_REQUEST +.Dv ECHO_REQUEST sent a period .Pq Sq \&. is printed, while for every -.Tn ECHO_REPLY +.Dv ECHO_REPLY received a backspace is printed. This provides a rapid display of how many packets are being dropped. Only the super-user may use this option. @@ -224,10 +222,10 @@ and must be numeric. .It Fl s Ar packetsize Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent. The default is 56, which translates into 64 -.Tn ICMP +ICMP data bytes when combined with the 8 bytes of -.Tn ICMP +ICMP header data. You may need to specify .Fl b @@ -241,9 +239,9 @@ has no effect if is specified. .It Fl v Verbose output. -.Tn ICMP +ICMP packets other than -.Tn ECHO_RESPONSE +.Dv ECHO_RESPONSE that are received are listed. .It Fl W Same as |