avahi-resolve

Resolve name to IPv4

$ avahi-resolve -4 -n service.local

$ avahi-resolve -v -a IP

avahi-resolve [OPTIONS]

avahi-resolve translates between mDNS/DNS-SD hostnames and IP addresses using the Avahi daemon. It supports two resolution modes: forward lookup (--name) resolves a hostname like myhost.local to its IP address, while reverse lookup (--address) resolves an IP address back to its mDNS hostname.
The tool queries the local network using multicast DNS rather than traditional unicast DNS servers. Resolution is limited to the local network segment where mDNS traffic is visible. Results can be filtered to IPv4 only (-4) or IPv6 only (-6).

-n, --name hostname

Resolve hostname to IP address

Resolve IP address to hostname (reverse lookup)

Resolve to IPv4 addresses only

Resolve to IPv6 addresses only

Enable verbose output

Only works with mDNS-enabled hosts (typically using .local domain). The Avahi daemon must be running. Network firewalls may block mDNS traffic (port 5353/UDP).

avahi-resolve is part of the Avahi package, providing mDNS/DNS-SD name resolution on Linux.

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