trip

Visual network traceroute with TUI

TLDR

Trace route

$ trip [example.com]

Use ICMP

$ trip -p icmp [example.com]

Use UDP

$ trip -p udp [example.com]

Use TCP

$ trip -p tcp [example.com]

With DNS resolution

$ trip -r [example.com]

Chart view

$ trip --tui-chart [example.com]

SYNOPSIS

trip [-p protocol] [-r] [options] target

trip is a modern network diagnostic tool that combines traceroute functionality with a text-based user interface for real-time visualization. It continuously traces the network path to a destination, displaying hop-by-hop latency statistics in an interactive terminal display.The tool supports multiple protocols including ICMP, UDP, and TCP, allowing probing through different network paths and firewall configurations. A chart view provides latency visualization over time, making it easy to spot intermittent connectivity issues and jitter patterns.Reverse DNS resolution can be enabled to show hostnames for each hop. The continuous tracing mode keeps running and updating statistics, making it useful for ongoing network monitoring and troubleshooting.

PARAMETERS

-p PROTOCOL

Protocol (icmp, udp, tcp).

-r

Reverse DNS.

--tui-chart

Chart display.

-m HOPS

Max hops.

-i INTERVAL

Probe interval.

INSTALL

sudo apt install trippy

sudo pacman -S trippy

sudo zypper install trippy

brew install trippy

nix profile install nixpkgs#trippy

CAVEATS

Requires root or appropriate capabilities for raw socket access (ICMP/UDP probing). TCP probing may behave differently through stateful firewalls. Some hops may not respond to probes, appearing as `*` in the output.

HISTORY

trip was created as a modern network diagnostic tool with a text-based user interface for traceroute.