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Print the route packets trace to network host.

# To traceroute to a host:
traceroute <example.com>

# To disable IP address and host name mapping:
traceroute -n <example.com>

# To specify wait time in seconds for response:
traceroute --wait=<0.5> <example.com>

# To specify number of queries per hop:
traceroute --queries=<5> <example.com>

# To specify size in bytes of probing packet:
traceroute <example.com> <42>

# To determine the MTU to the destination:
traceroute --mtu <example.com>

# To use ICMP instead of UDP for tracerouting:
traceroute --icmp <example.com>