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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+)))