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< Note that the IP header is only large enough for nine such routes.
< Many hosts ignore or discard this option.
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> Note that the IP header is only large enough for nine such routes;
> the
> .Xr traceroute 8
> command is usually better at determining the route packets take to a
> particular destination.
> Many hosts ignore or discard the
> .Tn RECORD_ROUTE
> option.
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> .Sh RETURN VALUES
> The
> .Nm ping
> command returns an exit status of zero if at least one response was
> heard from the specified
> .Ar host ;
> a status of two if the transmission was successful but no responses
> were received; or another value
> .Pq from Aq Pa sysexits.h
> if an error occurred.
> .Sh SEE ALSO
> .Xr netstat 1 ,
> .Xr ifconfig 8 ,
> .Xr routed 8 ,
> .Xr traceroute 8
> .Sh HISTORY
> The
> .Nm
> command appeared in
> .Bx 4.3 .
> .Sh AUTHORS
> The original
> .Nm
> command was written by Mike Muuss while at the US Army Ballistics
> Research Laboratory.
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< .Sh SEE ALSO
< .Xr netstat 1 ,
< .Xr ifconfig 8 ,
< .Xr routed 8
< .Sh HISTORY
< The
< .Nm
< command appeared in
< .Bx 4.3 .