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+title: "traceroute"
+category: "Networking and remote access"
+tagline: "Show the routers your packets pass through on the way to a host."
+source: "pacman"
+package: "traceroute"
+command: "traceroute"
+website: "https://traceroute.sourceforge.net/"
+---
+
+## What it is
+
+traceroute lists each router between your computer and a destination, with how long each one takes to answer. It runs once and prints the route, which makes it handy for scripts and for pasting into support requests.
+
+```
+traceroute example.com
+```
+
+## Why it's here
+
+- **See the route.** Find where traffic stops or slows down.
+- **Familiar.** Network guides and support staff often ask for its output.
+
+## On CoreDesktop
+
+traceroute is installed from pacman. Type `traceroute` in a terminal; for a continuously updating view, use [mtr](/software/mtr/). `update` keeps traceroute current with the pacman packages.