traceroute flags & options

-n

Show IP addresses instead of resolving hostnames.

traceroute -n example.com

-m

Set the maximum number of hops.

traceroute -m 20 example.com

-w

Set the wait time in seconds for each response.

traceroute -w 3 example.com

-q

Set the number of probe packets per hop.

traceroute -q 1 example.com

-I

Use ICMP echo requests instead of UDP (requires root).

sudo traceroute -I example.com

-T

Use TCP SYN packets for probing.

sudo traceroute -T example.com

sudo traceroute -T -p 443 example.com

-p

Set the destination port.

traceroute -p 53 example.com

-4, -6

Force IPv4 or IPv6.

traceroute -4 example.com

traceroute -6 example.com