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authorTobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>2017-12-02 14:17:16 +0100
committerTobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>2017-12-02 16:22:49 +0100
commit63f5656c786b5ad502b9bd795d3449221b7e1fc1 (patch)
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gnu: mtr: Don't mention only ICMP ECHO.
* gnu/packages/networking.scm (mtr)[description]: Allude to the fact that
mtr can send more than mere ICMP.
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@@ -1562,8 +1562,8 @@ can be whipped up with little effort.")
     (description
      "@dfn{mtr} (My TraceRoute) combines the functionality of the
 @command{traceroute} and @command{ping} programs in a single network diagnostic
-tool.  @command{mtr} uses ICMP ECHO packets to detect intermediate routers (or
-@dfn{hops}) between the local host and a user-specified destination.  It then
-continually measures the response time and packet loss at each hop, and
+tool.  @command{mtr} can use several network protocols to detect intermediate
+routers (or @dfn{hops}) between the local host and a user-specified destination.
+It then continually measures the response time and packet loss at each hop, and
 displays the results in real time.")
     (license license:gpl2+)))