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6.39.2. Contents of Inetutils

Installed programs: dnsdomainname, ftp, ifconfig, hostname, ping, ping6, talk, telnet, tftp, and traceroute

Short Descriptions

dnsdomainname Show the system's DNS domain name

ftp Is the file transfer protocol program

hostname Reports or sets the name of the host

ifconfig Manages network interfaces

ping Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies take

ping6 A version of ping for IPv6 networks

talk Is used to chat with another user

telnet An interface to the TELNET protocol

tftp A trivial file transfer program

traceroute Traces the route your packets take from the host you are working on to another host on a network, showing all the intermediate hops (gateways) along the way

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