avahi-browse-domains

avahi-browse-domains [options]

avahi-browse-domains browses for mDNS/DNS-SD browsing domains on the local network using the Avahi daemon. This command is equivalent to avahi-browse --browse-domains and provides a convenient shortcut for discovering available browsing domains.The tool connects to the Avahi daemon and displays browsing domains as they appear on the network. Network items appearing are shown with a "+" prefix, disappearing items use "-", and resolved items display with "=" when the resolve flag is enabled.By default, avahi-browse-domains searches in the local domain, but can be configured to search in other domains using the --domain option. The output can be formatted for easy parsing in scripts using the --parsable option, which separates fields with semicolons.The tool runs continuously by default, monitoring for domain changes. Use --terminate to exit after displaying the initial complete list, or --cache to dump only cached entries and exit immediately.

-d, --domain=DOMAIN

Specify search domain (defaults to local)

Enable verbose output with detailed information

Exit after displaying a complete list of domains

Exit after dumping all cached entries

Show only remote services, exclude local ones

Automatically resolve discovered services

Wait for daemon if unavailable; reconnect if disconnected

Format output for script usage (semicolon-separated fields, escaped service names)

Skip service type database lookups

Display help information

Show version details

Requires the avahi-daemon to be running. If the daemon is not available, the command will fail unless --no-fail is specified, which makes it wait for the daemon to become available.

Part of the Avahi suite, developed as a free software implementation of Apple's Bonjour/Zeroconf protocols. Avahi enables service discovery on local networks without requiring configuration, standardized by IETF as mDNS and DNS-SD protocols.

avahi-browse(1), avahi-publish(1), avahi-resolve(1), avahi-daemon(8)