[](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
[](https://crates.io/crates/trippy/0.11.0)
[](https://repology.org/project/trippy/versions)
[](http://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy)
[](https://trippy.zulipchat.com/)
[](https://matrix.to/#/#trippy-dev:matrix.org)
# Trippy
Trippy combines the functionality of traceroute and ping and is designed to assist with the analysis of networking
issues.
## Navigation
* [Trippy](#trippy)
* [Features](#features)
* [Versions](#versions)
* [Distributions](#distributions)
* [Crates](#crates)
* [Privileges](#privileges)
* [Usage Examples](#usage-examples)
* [Command Reference](#command-reference)
* [Theme Reference](#theme-reference)
* [Column Reference](#column-reference)
* [Key Bindings Reference](#key-bindings-reference)
* [Configuration Reference](#configuration-reference)
* [Frequently Asked Questions](#frequently-asked-questions)
* [Acknowledgements](#acknowledgements)
* [License](#license)
## Features
- Trace using multiple protocols:
- `ICMP`, `UDP` & `TCP`
- `IPv4` & `IPv6`
- Customizable tracing options:
- packet size & payload pattern
- start and maximum time-to-live (TTL)
- minimum and maximum round duration
- round end grace period & maximum number of unknown hops
- source & destination port (`TCP` & `UDP`)
- source address and source interface
- `TOS` (aka `DSCP + ECN`)
- Support for `classic`, `paris`
and `dublin` [Equal Cost Multi-path Routing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-cost_multi-path_routing)
strategies ([tracking issue](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/issues/274))
- RFC4884 [ICMP Multi-Part Messages](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4884)
- Generic Extension Objects
- MPLS Label Stacks
- Unprivileged mode
- NAT detection
- Tui interface:
- Trace multiple targets simultaneously from a single instance of Trippy
- Per hop stats (sent, received, loss%, last, avg, best, worst, stddev, jitter & status)
- Per hop round-trip-time (RTT) history and frequency distributing charts
- Interactive chart of RTT for all hops in a trace with zooming capability
- Interactive GeoIp world map
- Isolate and filter by individual tracing flows
- Customizable color theme & key bindings
- Customizable column order and visibility
- Configuration via both command line arguments and a configuration file
- Show multiple hosts per hop with ability to cap display to N hosts and show frequency %
- Show hop details and navigate hosts within each hop
- Freeze/unfreeze the Tui, reset the stats, flush the cache, preserve screen on exit
- Responsive UI with adjustable refresh rate
- Hop privacy
- DNS:
- Use system, external (Google `8.8.8.8` or Cloudflare `1.1.1.1`) or custom resolver
- Lazy reverse DNS queries
- Lookup [autonomous system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet)) number (ASN) and name
- GeoIp:
- Lookup and display GeoIp information from local [MaxMind](https://www.maxmind.com)
and [IPinfo](https://ipinfo.io) `mmdb` files
- Generate tracing reports:
- `json`, `csv` & tabular (pretty-printed and markdown)
- Tracing `flows` report
- Graphviz `dot` charts
- configurable reporting cycles
- Runs on multiple platform (macOS, Linux, Windows, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD)
- Capabilities aware application (Linux only)
## Versions
The following table lists ths versions of Trippy that are available and links to the corresponding release note and
documentation:
| Version | Release Date | Status | Release Note | Documentation |
|------------|--------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 0.12.0-dev | n/a | Development | n/a | [docs](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/tree/master) |
| 0.11.0 | n/a | Current | [note](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/tag/0.11.0) | [docs](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/tree/0.11.0) |
| 0.10.0 | 2024-03-31 | Previous | [note](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/tag/0.10.0) | [docs](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/tree/0.10.0) |
| 0.9.0 | 2023-11-30 | Deprecated | [note](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/tag/0.9.0) | [docs](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/tree/0.9.0) |
| 0.8.0 | 2023-05-15 | Deprecated | [note](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/tag/0.8.0) | [docs](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/tree/0.8.0) |
| 0.7.0 | 2023-03-25 | Deprecated | [note](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/tag/0.7.0) | [docs](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/tree/0.7.0) |
| 0.6.0 | 2022-08-19 | Deprecated | [note](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/tag/0.6.0) | [docs](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/tree/0.6.0) |
> [!NOTE]
> Only the _latest patch versions_ of both the _current_ and _previous_ releases of Trippy are supported.
## Distributions
[](https://repology.org/project/trippy/versions)
### Cargo
[](https://crates.io/crates/trippy/0.11.0)
```shell
cargo install trippy --locked
```
### PPA (Ubuntu)
[](https://launchpad.net/~fujiapple/+archive/ubuntu/trippy/+packages)
```shell
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fujiapple/trippy
sudo apt update && apt install trippy
```
### Snap (Linux)
[](https://snapcraft.io/trippy)
```shell
snap install trippy
```
### Homebrew (macOS)
[](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/trippy)
```shell
brew install trippy
```
### WinGet (Windows)
[](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/f/FujiApple/Trippy/0.10.0)
```shell
winget install trippy
```
### Scoop (Windows)
[](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Main/blob/master/bucket/trippy.json)
```shell
scoop install trippy
```
### Chocolatey (Windows)
[](https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/trippy)
```shell
choco install trippy
```
### NetBSD
[](https://pkgsrc.se/net/trippy)
```shell
pkgin install trippy
```
### FreeBSD
[](https://www.freshports.org/net/trippy/)
```shell
pkg install trippy
```
### OpenBSD
[](https://openports.pl/path/net/trippy)
```shell
pkg_add trippy
```
### Pacman (Arch Linux)
[](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/trippy)
```shell
pacman -S trippy
```
### Nix
[](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/tools/networking/trippy/default.nix)
```shell
nix-env -iA trippy
```
### Docker
[](https://hub.docker.com/r/fujiapple/trippy/)
```shell
docker run -it fujiapple/trippy
```
### Binary Asset Download
| OS | Arch | Env | Current | Previous |
|---------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Linux | `x86_64` | `gnu` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) |
| Linux | `x86_64` | `musl` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz) |
| Linux | `aarch64` | `gnu` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) |
| Linux | `aarch64` | `musl` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz) |
| Linux | `arm7` | `gnueabihf` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.gz) |
| Linux | `arm7` | `musleabi` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-armv7-unknown-linux-musleabi.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-armv7-unknown-linux-musleabi.tar.gz) |
| Linux | `arm7` | `musleabihf` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz) |
| macOS | `x86_64` | `darwin` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz) |
| macOS | `aarch64` | `darwin` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz) |
| Windows | `x86_64` | `msvc` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) |
| Windows | `x86_64` | `gnu` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.zip) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.zip) |
| Windows | `aarch64` | `msvc` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) |
| FreeBSD | `x86_64` | n/a | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-x86_64-unknown-freebsd.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-freebsd.tar.gz) |
| NetBSD | `x86_64` | n/a | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-x86_64-unknown-netbsd.tar.gz) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-x86_64-unknown-netbsd.tar.gz) |
| RPM | `x86_64` | `gnu` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy-0.11.0-x86_64.rpm) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy-0.10.0-x86_64.rpm) |
| Debian | `x86_64` | `gnu` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu_0.11.0_amd64.deb) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu_0.10.0_amd64.deb) |
| Debian | `x86_64` | `musl` | [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.11.0/trippy_x86_64-unknown-linux-musl_0.11.0_amd64.deb) | [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/releases/download/0.10.0/trippy_x86_64-unknown-linux-musl_0.10.0_amd64.deb) |
## Crates
The following table lists the crates that are provided by Trippy. See [crates](crates/README.md) for more information.
| Crate | Description |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [trippy](https://crates.io/crates/trippy) | A binary crate for the Trippy application and a library crate |
| [trippy-core](https://crates.io/crates/trippy-core) | A library crate providing the core Trippy tracing functionality |
| [trippy-packet](https://crates.io/crates/trippy-packet) | A library crate which provides packet wire formats and packet parsing functionality |
| [trippy-dns](https://crates.io/crates/trippy-dns) | A library crate for performing forward and reverse lazy DNS resolution |
| [trippy-privilege](https://crates.io/crates/trippy-privilege) | A library crate for discovering platform privileges |
| [trippy-tui](https://crates.io/crates/trippy-tui) | A library crate for the Trippy terminal user interface |
## Privileges
Trippy normally requires elevated privileges due to the use of raw sockets. Enabling the required privileges for your
platform can be achieved in several ways, as outlined below. Trippy can also be used without elevated privileged on
certain platforms, with some limitations.
### Unix
1: Run as `root` user via `sudo`:
```shell
sudo trip example.com
```
2: `chown` `trip` as the `root` user and set the `setuid` bit:
```shell
sudo chown root $(which trip) && sudo chmod +s $(which trip)
```
3: [Linux only] Set the `CAP_NET_RAW` capability:
```shell
sudo setcap CAP_NET_RAW+p $(which trip)
```
> [!NOTE]
> Trippy is a capability aware application and will add `CAP_NET_RAW` to the effective set if it is present in the
> allowed set. Trippy will drop all capabilities after creating the raw sockets.
### Windows
Trippy must be run with Administrator privileges on Windows.
### Unprivileged mode
Trippy allows running in an unprivileged mode for all tracing modes (`ICMP`, `UDP` and `TCP`) on platforms which support
that feature.
> [!NOTE]
> Unprivileged mode is currently only supported on macOS. Linux support is possible and may be added in the future.
> Unprivileged mode is not supported on NetBSD, FreeBSD or Windows as these platforms do not support
> the `IPPROTO_ICMP` socket type. See [#101](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/issues/101) for further information.
The unprivileged mode can be enabled by adding the `--unprivileged` (`-u`) command line flag or by adding
the `unprivileged` entry in the `trippy` section of the [configuration file](#configuration-reference):
```toml
[trippy]
unprivileged = true
```
> [!NOTE]
> The `paris` and `dublin` `ECMP` strategies are not supported in unprivileged mode as these require
> manipulating the `UDP` and `IP` and headers which in turn requires the use of a raw socket.
## Usage Examples
Basic usage with default parameters:
```shell
trip example.com
```
Trace without requiring elevated privileges (supported platforms only, see [privileges](#privileges)):
```shell
trip example.com --unprivileged
```
Trace using the `udp` (or `tcp` or `icmp`) protocol (also aliases `--icmp`, `--udp` & `--tcp`):
```shell
trip example.com -p udp
```
Trace to multiple targets simultaneously (`icmp` protocol only,
see [#72](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/issues/72)):
```shell
trip example.com google.com crates.io
```
Trace with a minimum round time of `250ms` and a grace period of `50ms`:
```shell
trip example.com -i 250ms -g 50ms
```
Trace with a custom first and maximum `time-to-live`:
```shell
trip example.com --first-ttl 2 --max-ttl 10
```
Use custom destination port `443` for `tcp` tracing:
```shell
trip example.com -p tcp -P 443
```
Use custom source port `5000` for `udp` tracing:
```shell
trip example.com -p udp -S 5000
```
Use the `dublin` (or `paris`) ECMP routing strategy for `udp` with fixed source and destination ports:
```shell
trip example.com -p udp -R dublin -S 5000 -P 3500
```
Trace with a custom source address:
```shell
trip example.com -p tcp -A 127.0.0.1
```
Trace with a source address determined by the IPv4 address for interface `en0`:
```shell
trip example.com -p tcp -I en0
```
Trace using `IPv6`:
```shell
trip example.com -6
```
Trace using `ipv4-then-ipv6` fallback (or `ipv6-then-ipv4` or `ipv4` or `ipv6`):
```shell
trip example.com --addr-family ipv4-then-ipv6
```
Generate a `json` (or `csv`, `pretty`, `markdown`) tracing report with 5 rounds of data:
```shell
trip example.com -m json -C 5
```
Generate a [Graphviz](https://graphviz.org) `DOT` file report of all tracing flows for a TCP trace after 5 rounds:
```shell
trip example.com --tcp -m dot -C 5
```
Generate a textual report of all tracing flows for a UDP trace after 5 rounds:
```shell
trip example.com --udp -m flows -C 5
```
Perform DNS queries using the `google` DNS resolver (or `cloudflare`, `system`, `resolv`):
```shell
trip example.com -r google
```
Lookup AS information for all discovered IP addresses (not yet available for the `system` resolver,
see [#66](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/issues/66)):
```shell
trip example.com -r google -z
```
Set the reverse DNS lookup cache time-to-live to be 60 seconds:
```shell
trip example.com --dns-ttl 60sec
```
Lookup and display `short` (or `long` or `location` or `off`) GeoIp information from a `mmdb` file:
```shell
trip example.com --geoip-mmdb-file GeoLite2-City.mmdb --tui-geoip-mode short
```
Parse `icmp` extensions:
```shell
trip example.com -e
```
Hide the IP address, hostname and GeoIp for the first two hops:
```shell
trip example.com --tui-privacy-max-ttl 2
```
Customize Tui columns (see [Column Reference](#column-reference)):
```shell
trip example.com --tui-custom-columns holsravbwdt
```
Customize the color theme:
```shell
trip example.com --tui-theme-colors bg-color=blue,text-color=ffff00
```
List all Tui items that can have a custom color theme:
```shell
trip --print-tui-theme-items
```
Customize the key bindings:
```shell
trip example.com --tui-key-bindings previous-hop=k,next-hop=j,quit=shift-q
```
List all Tui commands that can have a custom key binding:
```shell
trip --print-tui-binding-commands
```
Specify the location of the Trippy config file:
```shell
trip example.com --config-file /path/to/trippy.toml
```
Generate a template configuration file:
```shell
trip --print-config-template > trippy.toml
```
Generate `bash` shell completions (or `fish`, `powershell`, `zsh`, `elvish`):
```shell
trip --generate bash
```
Generate `ROFF` man page:
```shell
trip --generate-man
```
Run in `silent` tracing mode and output `compact` trace logging with `full` span events:
```shell
trip example.com -m silent -v --log-format compact --log-span-events full
```
## Command Reference
> [!NOTE]
> Trippy command line arguments may be given in any order and my occur both before and after the targets.
```text
A network diagnostic tool
Usage: trip [OPTIONS] [TARGETS]...
Arguments:
[TARGETS]...
A space delimited list of hostnames and IPs to trace
Options:
-c, --config-file
Config file
-m, --mode
Output mode [default: tui]
Possible values:
- tui: Display interactive TUI
- stream: Display a continuous stream of tracing data
- pretty: Generate a pretty text table report for N cycles
- markdown: Generate a Markdown text table report for N cycles
- csv: Generate a CSV report for N cycles
- json: Generate a JSON report for N cycles
- dot: Generate a Graphviz DOT file for N cycles
- flows: Display all flows for N cycles
- silent: Do not generate any tracing output for N cycles
-u, --unprivileged
Trace without requiring elevated privileges on supported platforms
[default: false]
-p, --protocol
Tracing protocol [default: icmp]
Possible values:
- icmp: Internet Control Message Protocol
- udp: User Datagram Protocol
- tcp: Transmission Control Protocol
--udp
Trace using the UDP protocol
--tcp
Trace using the TCP protocol
--icmp
Trace using the ICMP protocol
-F, --addr-family
The address family [default: Ipv4thenIpv6]
Possible values:
- ipv4: Ipv4 only
- ipv6: Ipv6 only
- ipv6-then-ipv4: Ipv6 with a fallback to Ipv4
- ipv4-then-ipv6: Ipv4 with a fallback to Ipv6
-4, --ipv4
Use IPv4 only
-6, --ipv6
Use IPv6 only
-P, --target-port
The target port (TCP & UDP only) [default: 80]
-S, --source-port
The source port (TCP & UDP only) [default: auto]
-A, --source-address
The source IP address [default: auto]
-I, --interface
The network interface [default: auto]
-i, --min-round-duration
The minimum duration of every round [default: 1s]
-T, --max-round-duration
The maximum duration of every round [default: 1s]
-g, --grace-duration
The period of time to wait for additional ICMP responses after the
target has responded [default: 100ms]
--initial-sequence
The initial sequence number [default: 33434]
-R, --multipath-strategy
The Equal-cost Multi-Path routing strategy (UDP only) [default:
classic]
Possible values:
- classic:
The src or dest port is used to store the sequence number
- paris:
The UDP `checksum` field is used to store the sequence number
- dublin:
The IP `identifier` field is used to store the sequence number
-U, --max-inflight
The maximum number of in-flight ICMP echo requests [default: 24]
-f, --first-ttl
The TTL to start from [default: 1]
-t, --max-ttl
The maximum number of TTL hops [default: 64]
--packet-size
The size of IP packet to send (IP header + ICMP header + payload)
[default: 84]
--payload-pattern
The repeating pattern in the payload of the ICMP packet [default: 0]
-Q, --tos
The TOS (i.e. DSCP+ECN) IP header value (TCP and UDP only) [default: 0]
-e, --icmp-extensions
Parse ICMP extensions
--read-timeout
The socket read timeout [default: 10ms]
-r, --dns-resolve-method
How to perform DNS queries [default: system]
Possible values:
- system: Resolve using the OS resolver
- resolv: Resolve using the `/etc/resolv.conf` DNS configuration
- google: Resolve using the Google `8.8.8.8` DNS service
- cloudflare: Resolve using the Cloudflare `1.1.1.1` DNS service
-y, --dns-resolve-all
Trace to all IPs resolved from DNS lookup [default: false]
--dns-timeout
The maximum time to wait to perform DNS queries [default: 5s]
--dns-ttl
The time-to-live (TTL) of DNS entries [default: 300s]
-z, --dns-lookup-as-info
Lookup autonomous system (AS) information during DNS queries [default:
false]
-s, --max-samples
The maximum number of samples to record per hop [default: 256]
--max-flows
The maximum number of flows to record [default: 64]
-a, --tui-address-mode
How to render addresses [default: host]
Possible values:
- ip: Show IP address only
- host: Show reverse-lookup DNS hostname only
- both: Show both IP address and reverse-lookup DNS hostname
--tui-as-mode
How to render AS information [default: asn]
Possible values:
- asn: Show the ASN
- prefix: Display the AS prefix
- country-code: Display the country code
- registry: Display the registry name
- allocated: Display the allocated date
- name: Display the AS name
--tui-custom-columns
Custom columns to be displayed in the TUI hops table [default:
holsravbwdt]
--tui-icmp-extension-mode
How to render ICMP extensions [default: off]
Possible values:
- off: Do not show `icmp` extensions
- mpls: Show MPLS label(s) only
- full: Show full `icmp` extension data for all known extensions
- all: Show full `icmp` extension data for all classes
--tui-geoip-mode
How to render GeoIp information [default: short]
Possible values:
- off: Do not display GeoIp data
- short: Show short format
- long: Show long format
- location: Show latitude and Longitude format
-M, --tui-max-addrs
The maximum number of addresses to show per hop [default: auto]
--tui-preserve-screen
Preserve the screen on exit [default: false]
--tui-refresh-rate
The Tui refresh rate [default: 100ms]
--tui-privacy-max-ttl
The maximum ttl of hops which will be masked for privacy [default: 0]
--tui-theme-colors
The TUI theme colors [item=color,item=color,..]
--print-tui-theme-items
Print all TUI theme items and exit
--tui-key-bindings
The TUI key bindings [command=key,command=key,..]
--print-tui-binding-commands
Print all TUI commands that can be bound and exit
-C, --report-cycles
The number of report cycles to run [default: 10]
-G, --geoip-mmdb-file
The supported MaxMind or IPinfo GeoIp mmdb file
--generate
Generate shell completion
[possible values: bash, elvish, fish, powershell, zsh]
--generate-man
Generate ROFF man page
--print-config-template
Print a template toml config file and exit
--log-format
The debug log format [default: pretty]
Possible values:
- compact: Display log data in a compact format
- pretty: Display log data in a pretty format
- json: Display log data in a json format
- chrome: Display log data in Chrome trace format
--log-filter
The debug log filter [default: trippy=debug]
--log-span-events
The debug log format [default: off]
Possible values:
- off: Do not display event spans
- active: Display enter and exit event spans
- full: Display all event spans
-v, --verbose
Enable verbose debug logging
-h, --help
Print help (see a summary with '-h')
-V, --version
Print version
```
## Theme Reference
The following table lists the default Tui color theme. These can be overridden with the `--tui-theme-colors` command
line option or in the `theme-colors` section of the configuration file.
| Item | Description | Default |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| `bg-color` | The default background color | `Black` |
| `border-color` | The default color of borders | `Gray` |
| `text-color` | The default color of text | `Gray` |
| `tab-text-color` | The color of the text in traces tabs | `Green` |
| `hops-table-header-bg-color` | The background color of the hops table header | `White` |
| `hops-table-header-text-color` | The color of text in the hops table header | `Black` |
| `hops-table-row-active-text-color` | The color of text of active rows in the hops table | `Gray` |
| `hops-table-row-inactive-text-color` | The color of text of inactive rows in the hops table | `DarkGray` |
| `hops-chart-selected-color` | The color of the selected series in the hops chart | `Green` |
| `hops-chart-unselected-color` | The color of the unselected series in the hops chart | `Gray` |
| `hops-chart-axis-color` | The color of the axis in the hops chart | `DarkGray` |
| `frequency-chart-bar-color` | The color of bars in the frequency chart | `Green` |
| `frequency-chart-text-color` | The color of text in the bars of the frequency chart | `Gray` |
| `flows-chart-bar-selected-color` | The color of the selected flow bar in the flows chart | `Green` |
| `flows-chart-bar-unselected-color` | The color of the unselected flow bar in the flows chart | `DarkGray` |
| `flows-chart-text-current-color` | The color of the current flow text in the flows chart | `LightGreen` |
| `flows-chart-text-non-current-color` | The color of the non-current flow text in the flows chart | `White` |
| `samples-chart-color` | The color of the samples chart | `Yellow` |
| `help-dialog-bg-color` | The background color of the help dialog | `Blue` |
| `help-dialog-text-color` | The color of the text in the help dialog | `Gray` |
| `settings-dialog-bg-color` | The background color of the settings dialog | `blue` |
| `settings-tab-text-color` | The color of the text in settings dialog tabs | `green` |
| `settings-table-header-text-color` | The color of text in the settings table header | `black` |
| `settings-table-header-bg-color` | The background color of the settings table header | `white` |
| `settings-table-row-text-color` | The color of text of rows in the settings table | `gray` |
| `map-world-color` | The color of the map world diagram | `white` |
| `map-radius-color` | The color of the map accuracy radius circle | `yellow` |
| `map-selected-color` | The color of the map selected item box | `green` |
| `map-info-panel-border-color` | The color of border of the map info panel | `gray` |
| `map-info-panel-bg-color` | The background color of the map info panel | `black` |
| `map-info-panel-text-color` | The color of text in the map info panel | `gray` |
The supported [ANSI colors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#Colors) are:
- `Black`, `Red`, `Green`, `Yellow`, `Blue`, `Magenta`, `Cyan`, `Gray`, `DarkGray`, `LightRed`, `LightGreen`, `LightYellow`, `LightBlue`, `LightMagenta`, `LightCyan`, `White`
In addition, CSS [named colors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/named-color) (i.e. SkyBlue) and raw hex
values (i.e. ffffff) may be used but note that these are only supported on some platforms and terminals and may not
render correctly elsewhere.
Color names are case-insensitive and may contain dashes.
## Key Bindings Reference
The following table lists the default Tui command key bindings. These can be overridden with the `--tui-key-bindings`
command line option or in the `bindings` section of the configuration file.
| Command | Description | Default |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------|
| `toggle-help` | Toggle help | `h` |
| `toggle-help-alt` | Toggle help (alternative binding) | `?` |
| `toggle-settings` | Toggle settings | `s` |
| `toggle-settings-tui` | Open settings (Tui tab) | `1` |
| `toggle-settings-trace` | Open settings (Trace tab) | `2` |
| `toggle-settings-dns` | Open settings (Dns tab) | `3` |
| `toggle-settings-geoip` | Open settings (GeoIp tab) | `4` |
| `toggle-settings-bindings` | Open settings (Bindings tab) | `5` |
| `toggle-settings-theme` | Open settings (Theme tab) | `6` |
| `toggle-settings-columns` | Open settings (Columns tab) | `7` |
| `next-hop` | Select next hop | `down` |
| `previous-hop` | Select previous hop | `up` |
| `next-trace` | Select next trace | `right` |
| `previous-trace` | Select previous trace | `left` |
| `next-hop-address` | Select next hop address | `.` |
| `previous-hop-address` | Select previous hop address | `,` |
| `address-mode-ip` | Show IP address only | `i` |
| `address-mode-host` | Show hostname only | `n` |
| `address-mode-both` | Show both IP address and hostname | `b` |
| `toggle-freeze` | Toggle freezing the display | `ctrl+f` |
| `toggle-chart` | Toggle the chart | `c` |
| `toggle-map` | Toggle the GeoIp map | `m` |
| `toggle-flows` | Toggle the flows | `f` |
| `toggle-privacy` | Toggle the hop privacy | `p` |
| `expand-hosts` | Expand the hosts shown per hop | `]` |
| `expand-hosts-max` | Expand the hosts shown per hop to the maximum | `}` |
| `contract-hosts` | Contract the hosts shown per hop | `[` |
| `contract-hosts-min` | Contract the hosts shown per hop to the minimum | `{` |
| `chart-zoom-in` | Zoom in the chart | `=` |
| `chart-zoom-out` | Zoom out the chart | `-` |
| `clear-trace-data` | Clear all trace data | `ctrl+r` |
| `clear-dns-cache` | Flush the DNS cache | `ctrl+k` |
| `clear-selection` | Clear the current selection | `esc` |
| `toggle-as-info` | Toggle AS info display | `z` |
| `toggle-hop-details` | Toggle hop details | `d` |
| `quit` | Quit the application | `q` |
The supported modifiers are: `shift`, `ctrl`, `alt`, `super`, `hyper` & `meta`. Multiple modifiers may be specified, for
example `ctrl+shift+b`.
## Column Reference
The below table lists the columns that are available for display in the Tui. These can be overridden with the
`--tui-custom-columns` command line option or in the `tui-custom-columns` attribute in the `tui` section of the
configuration file.
| Column | Code | Description |
|---------|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `#` | `h` | The time-to-live (TTL) for the hop |
| `Host` | `o` | The hostname(s) and IP address(s) for the host(s) for the hop
May include AS info, GeoIp and ICMP extensions
Shows full hop details in hop detail navigation mode |
| `Loss%` | `l` | The packet loss % for the hop |
| `Snd` | `s` | The number of probes sent for the hop |
| `Recv` | `r` | The number of probe responses received for the hop |
| `Last` | `a` | The round-trip-time (RTT) of the last probe for the hop |
| `Avg` | `v` | The average RTT of all probes for the hop |
| `Best` | `b` | The best RTT of all probes for the hop |
| `Wrst` | `w` | The worst RTT of all probes for the hop |
| `StDev` | `d` | The standard deviation of all probes for the hop |
| `Sts` | `t` | The status for the hop:
- 🟢 Healthy hop
- 🔵 Non-target hop with packet loss (does not necessarily indicate a problem)
- 🟤 Non-target hop is unresponsive (does not necessarily indicate a problem)
- 🟡 Target hop with packet loss (likely indicates a problem)
- 🔴 Target hop is unresponsive (likely indicates a problem) |
| `Jttr` | `j` | The round-trip-time (RTT) difference between consecutive rounds for the hop |
| `Javg` | `g` | The average jitter of all probes for the hop |
| `Jmax` | `x` | The maximum jitter of all probes for the hop |
| `Jint` | `i` | The smoothed jitter value of all probes for the hop |
| `Seq` | `Q` | The sequence number for the last probe for the hop |
| `Sprt` | `S` | The source port for the last probe for the hop |
| `Dprt` | `P` | The destination port for the last probe for the hop |
| `Type` | `T` | The icmp packet type for the last probe for the hop:
- TE: TimeExceeded
- ER: EchoReply
- DU: DestinationUnreachable
- NA: NotApplicable |
| `Code` | `C` | The icmp packet code for the last probe for the hop |
| `Nat` | `N` | The NAT detection status for the hop |
| `Fail` | `f` | The number of probes which failed to send for the hop |
The default columns are `holsravbwdt`.
> [!NOTE]
> The columns will be shown in the order specified in the configuration.
## Configuration Reference
Trippy can be configured with via command line arguments or an optional configuration file. If a given configuration
item is specified in both the configuration file and via a command line argument then the latter will take precedence.
The configuration file location may be provided to Trippy via the `-c` (`--config-file`) argument. If not provided,
Trippy will attempt to locate a `trippy.toml` or `.trippy.toml` configuration file in one of the following locations:
- The current directory
- The user home directory
- the XDG config directory (Unix only): `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` or `~/.config`
- the Windows data directory (Windows only): `%APPDATA%`
An annotated template configuration file is available
for [0.9.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/blob/0.9.0/trippy-config-sample.toml), [0.10.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/blob/0.10.0/trippy-config-sample.toml)
and [0.11.0](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/blob/0.11.0/trippy-config-sample.toml).
Trippy (version `0.9.0` or later) can generate a template configuration file:
```shell
trip --print-config-template > trippy.toml
```
## Frequently Asked Questions
### Why does Trippy show "Awaiting data..."?
> [!IMPORTANT]
> If you are using Windows you
_must_ [configure](#how-do-i-allow-incoming-icmp-traffic-in-the-windows-defender-firewall)
> the Windows Defender firewall to allow incoming ICMP traffic
When Trippy shows “Awaiting data...” it means that it has received zero responses for the probes sent in a trace. This
indicates that either probes are not being sent or, more typically, responses are not being received.
Check that local and network firewalls allow ICMP traffic and that the system `traceroute` (or `tracert.exe` on
Windows) works as expected. Note that on Windows, even if `tracert.exe` works as expected, you
_must_ [configure](#how-do-i-allow-incoming-icmp-traffic-in-the-windows-defender-firewall) the Windows Defender
firewall to allow incoming ICMP traffic.
For deeper diagnostics you can run tools such as https://www.wireshark.org and https://www.tcpdump.org to verify that
icmp requests and responses are being send and received.
### How do I allow incoming ICMP traffic in the Windows Defender firewall?
The Windows Defender firewall rule can be created using PowerShell.
```shell
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "ICMPv4 Trippy Allow" -Name ICMPv4_TRIPPY_ALLOW -Protocol ICMPv4 -Action Allow
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "ICMPv6 Trippy Allow" -Name ICMPv6_TRIPPY_ALLOW -Protocol ICMPv6 -Action Allow
```
The rules can be enabled as follows:
```shell
Enable-NetFirewallRule ICMPv4_TRIPPY_ALLOW
Enable-NetFirewallRule ICMPv6_TRIPPY_ALLOW
```
The rules can be disabled as follows:
```shell
Disable-NetFirewallRule ICMPv4_TRIPPY_ALLOW
Disable-NetFirewallRule ICMPv6_TRIPPY_ALLOW
```
The Windows Defender firewall rule may also be configured manually,
see [here](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/issues/578#issuecomment-1565149826) for a step-by-step guide.
### What are the recommended settings for Trippy?
There are no specific recommended settings for Trippy, it provides a variety of configurable features which can be used
to perform different types of analysis. The choice of settings will depend on the analysis you wish to perform and the
environment in which you are working.
The following lists some common options along with some some basic guidance on when they might be appropriate.
> [!NOTE]
> The Windows `tracert` tool uses ICMP by default, whereas most Unix `traceroute` tools use UDP by default.
#### ICMP
By default Trippy will run an ICMP trace to the target. This will typically produce a consistent path to the target (a
single flow) for each round of tracing which makes it easy to read and analyse. This is a useful mode for general
network troubleshooting.
However, many routers are configured to rate-limit ICMP traffic which can make it difficult to get an accurate picture
of packet loss. In addition, ICMP traffic is not typically subject to ECMP routing and so may not reflect the path that
would taken by other protocols such as UDP and TCP.
To run a simple ICMP trace:
```shell
trip example.com
```
Due to the rate-limiting of ICMP traffic, some people prefer to hide the `Loss%` and `Recv` columns in the Tui as
these are easy to misinterpret.
```shell
trip example.com --tui-custom-columns hosavbwdt
```
These settings can be made permanent by adding them to the Trippy configuration file:
```toml
[tui]
custom-columns = "hosavbwdt"
```
> [!NOTE]
> The `Sts` column shows different color codes to reflect packet loss at intermediate vs the target hop, see the
> [Column Reference](#column-reference) for more information.
#### UDP/Dublin with fixed ports
UDP tracing provides a more realistic view of the path taken by traffic that is subject to ECMP routing.
Setting a fixed target port in the range 33434-33534 may allow Trippy to determine that the probe has reached the target
as many routers and firewalls are configured to allow UDP probes in that range and will respond with a Destination
Unreachable response.
However, running a UDP trace with a fixed target port and a variable source port will typically result in different
paths being followed for each probe within each round of tracing. This can make it difficult to interpret the output as
different hosts will reply for a given hop (time-to-live) across rounds.
By using the `dublin` ECMP strategy, which encodes the sequence number in the IP `identifier` field, Trippy can fix both
the source and target ports, typically resulting in a _single_ path for each probe within each round of tracing.
> [!NOTE]
> UDP/Dublin for IPv6 encodes the sequence number as the payload length as the IP `identifier` field is not available in
> IPv6.
> [!NOTE]
> Keep in mind that every probe is an _independent trial_ and each may traverse a completely different path. In
> practice, ICMP probes often follow a single path, whereas the path of UDP and TCP probes is typically determined
> by the 5-tuple of protocol, source and destination IP addresses and ports.
>
> Also beware that the return path may not be the same as the forward path, and may also differ for each probe.
> Strategies such as `dublin` and `paris` assist in controlling the path taken by the forward probes, but do not help
> control the return path. Therefore it is recommended to run a trace in both directions to get a complete picture.
To run a UDP trace with fixed source and target ports using the `dublin` ECMP strategy:
```shell
trip example.com --udp --multipath-strategy dublin --source-port 5000 --target-port 33434
```
> [!NOTE]
> The source port can be any valid port number, but the target port should usually be in the range 33434-33534 or
> whatever range is open to UDP probes on the target host.
These settings can be made permanent by adding them to the Trippy configuration file:
```toml
[strategy]
protocol = "udp"
multipath-strategy = "dublin"
source-port = 5000
target-port = 33434
```
#### UDP/Dublin with fixed target port and variable source port
As an extension to the above, if you do not fix the source port when using the `dublin` ECMP strategy, Trippy will
vary the source port per _round_ of tracing (i.e. each probe within a given round will share the same source port, and
the source port will vary for each round). This will typically result in the _same_ path being followed for _each_ probe
within a given round, but _different_ paths being followed for each round.
These individual flows can be explored in the Trippy Tui by pressing the `toggle-flows` key binding (`f` key by
default).
Adding the columns `Seq`, `Sprt` and `Dprt` to the Tui will show the sequence number, source port and destination port
respectively which makes this easier to visualize.
```shell
trip example.com --udp --multipath-strategy dublin --target-port 33434 --tui-custom-columns holsravbwdtSPQ
```
These settings can be made permanent by adding them to the Trippy configuration file:
```toml
[strategy]
protocol = "udp"
multipath-strategy = "dublin"
target-port = 33434
[tui]
custom-columns = "holsravbwdtSPQ"
```
To make the flows easier to visualize, you can generate a Graphviz DOT file report of all tracing flows:
```shell
trip example.com --udp --multipath-strategy dublin --target-port 33434 -m dot -C 5
```
#### UDP/Paris
UDP with the `paris` ECMP strategy offers the same benefits as the `dublin` strategy with fixed ports and can be used
in the same way.
They differ in the way they encode the sequence number in the probe. The `dublin` strategy uses the IP `identifier`
field, whereas the `paris` strategy uses the UDP `checksum` field.
To run a UDP trace with fixed source and target ports using the `paris` ECMP strategy:
```shell
trip example.com --udp --multipath-strategy paris --source-port 5000 --target-port 33434
```
The `paris` strategy does not work behind NAT as the UDP `checksum` field is typically modified by NAT devices.
Therefore the `dublin` strategy is recommended when NAT is present.
> [!NOTE]
> Trippy can detect the presence of NAT devices in some circumstances when using the `dublin` strategy and the `Nat`
> column can be shown in the Tui to indicate when NAT is detected. See the [Column Reference](#column-reference) for
> more information.
#### TCP
TCP tracing is similar to UDP tracing in that it provides a more realistic view of the path taken by traffic that is
subject to ECMP routing.
TCP tracing defaults to using a target port of 80 and sets the source port as the sequence number which will typically
result in a different path being followed for each probe within each round of tracing.
To run a TCP trace:
```shell
trip example.com --tcp
```
TCP tracing is useful for diagnosing issues with TCP connections and higher layer protocols such as HTTP. Often UDP
tracing can be used in place of TCP to diagnose IP layer network issues and, as it provides ways to control the path
taken by the probes, it is often preferred.
> [!NOTE]
> Trippy does not support the `dublin` or `paris` ECMP strategies for TCP tracing and so you cannot fix both the source
> and target ports. See the [tracking issue](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/issues/274) for details.
## Acknowledgements
Trippy is made possible by [ratatui](https://github.com/ratatui-org/ratatui) (
formerly [tui-rs](https://github.com/fdehau/tui-rs)),
[crossterm](https://github.com/crossterm-rs/crossterm) as well
as [several](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/blob/master/Cargo.toml) foundational Rust libraries.
Trippy draws heavily from [mtr](https://github.com/traviscross/mtr) and also incorporates ideas
from both [libparistraceroute](https://github.com/libparistraceroute/libparistraceroute)
& [Dublin Traceroute](https://github.com/insomniacslk/dublin-traceroute).
The Trippy networking code is inspired by [pnet](https://github.com/libpnet/libpnet) and some elements of that codebase
are incorporated in Trippy.
The [AS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet)) data is retrieved from
the [IP to ASN Mapping Service](https://team-cymru.com/community-services/ip-asn-mapping/#dns) provided
by [Team Cymru](https://team-cymru.com).
The [trippy.cli.rs](https://trippy.cli.rs) CNAME hosting is provided by [cli.rs](https://cli.rs).
The Trippy chat room is sponsored by [Zulip](https://zulip.com).
## License
This project is distributed under the terms of the Apache License (Version 2.0).
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in time by you, as defined
in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.
See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
Copyright 2022 [Trippy Contributors](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/graphs/contributors)