From c0eb514f4e8be6574194bc849545efc3aa8056ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Auerswald Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 18:42:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: adjust description for --print-tos Every IPv4 packet has a TOS byte. Every IPv6 packet has a TC byte. But fping can only read it when using raw sockets, and only for IPv4. --- doc/fping.pod | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/fping.pod b/doc/fping.pod index 4bc1576..3f4ac5f 100644 --- a/doc/fping.pod +++ b/doc/fping.pod @@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ Set the typ of service flag (TOS). I can be either decimal or hexadecimal =item B<--print-tos> -Displays the TOS value in the output, if TOS is not present, "(TOS unknown)" is returned. +Displays the TOS value in the output. If B cannot read the TOS value, +"(TOS unknown)" is returned. IPv4 only, requires root privileges or cap_net_raw. =item B<-p>, B<--period>=I -- 2.43.0