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27 lines
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title: "traceroute"
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category: "Networking and remote access"
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tagline: "Show the routers your packets pass through on the way to a host."
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source: "pacman"
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package: "traceroute"
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command: "traceroute"
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website: "https://traceroute.sourceforge.net/"
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---
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## What it is
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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.
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```
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traceroute example.com
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```
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## Why it's here
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- **See the route.** Find where traffic stops or slows down.
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- **Familiar.** Network guides and support staff often ask for its output.
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## On CoreDesktop
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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.
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