Use of ping or tracer parameter in command prompt

How can we use the ping or tracer parameter in command prompt and their work in?

The parameter description of both commands is given below you may also get this information from DOS command prompt by typing th command as given below

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

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C:\Users\frasheed>ping


Usage: ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS]

            [-r count] [-s count] [[-j host-list] | [-k host-list]]

            [-w timeout] [-R] [-S srcaddr] [-4] [-6] target_name

Options:

    -t             Ping the specified host until stopped.

                   To see statistics and continue - type Control-Break;

                   To stop - type Control-C.

    -a             Resolve addresses to hostnames.

    -n count       Number of echo requests to send.

    -l size        Send buffer size.

    -f             Set Don't Fragment flag in packet (IPv4-only).

    -i TTL         Time To Live.

    -v TOS         Type Of Service (IPv4-only. This setting has been deprecated

                   and has no effect on the type of service field in the IP Head

er).

    -r count       Record route for count hops (IPv4-only).

    -s count       Timestamp for count hops (IPv4-only).

    -j host-list   Loose source route along host-list (IPv4-only).

    -k host-list   Strict source route along host-list (IPv4-only).

    -w timeout     Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.

    -R             Use routing header to test reverse route also (IPv6-only).

    -S srcaddr     Source address to use.

    -4             Force using IPv4.

    -6             Force using IPv6.


C:\Users\frasheed>tracert

Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout]

               [-R] [-S srcaddr] [-4] [-6] target_name

Options:

    -d                 Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.

    -h maximum_hops    Maximum number of hops to search for target.

    -j host-list       Loose source route along host-list (IPv4-only).

    -w timeout         Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.

    -R                 Trace round-trip path (IPv6-only).

    -S srcaddr         Source address to use (IPv6-only).

    -4                 Force using IPv4.

    -6                 Force using IPv6.