avahi-browse

Browse for mDNS/DNS-SD network services

TLDR

Browse all services and resolve addresses

$ avahi-browse -a -r

Browse all services, terminate after dump (for scripts)

$ avahi-browse -a -t -p

Browse for a specific service type

$ avahi-browse _http._tcp

List domains

$ avahi-browse -D

Search specific domain

$ avahi-browse -a --domain=[example.local]

Browse and ignore local services

$ avahi-browse -a -r -l

SYNOPSIS

avahi-browse [OPTIONS] [SERVICE-TYPE]

avahi-browse displays services and hosts exposed on the local network via mDNS/DNS-SD (Multicast DNS Service Discovery). It is compatible with Apple's Bonjour/Zeroconf protocol.By default, the tool runs continuously and displays services as they appear or disappear on the network, prefixed with "+" for new and "-" for removed entries. When used with --resolve, it also looks up hostnames and port numbers for discovered services. The --terminate flag causes it to exit after dumping all currently known services, which is useful for scripting.

PARAMETERS

-a, --all

Show all services

-r, --resolve

Resolve discovered services to addresses and ports

-l, --ignore-local

Ignore services on the local machine

-t, --terminate

Terminate after dumping a list (don't wait for more)

-p, --parsable

Output in parsable format for scripts

-D, --browse-domains

Browse for domains instead of services

--domain domain

Limit search to a specific domain

-f, --no-fail

Don't fail if the daemon is not running; wait until it appears

-k, --no-db-lookup

Don't look up service types in the service type database

-b, --dump-db

Dump the service type database

-v, --verbose

Enable verbose output

CAVEATS

Requires the Avahi daemon to be running. Services must be advertised via mDNS to be discovered. Network configuration and firewall settings may affect discovery.

HISTORY

avahi-browse is part of the Avahi package, providing mDNS/DNS-SD service discovery on Linux, compatible with Apple's Bonjour.