avahi-browse Command Examples

Display services and hosts exposed on the local network via mDNS/DNS-SD. Avahi is compatible with Bonjour (Zeroconf) found in Apple devices. More information: https://www.avahi.org/.

• List services available on the local network along with their addresses and ports, ignoring ones on the local machine:

avahi-browse {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-r|--resolve]}} {{[-l|--ignore-local]}}

• Quickly list services in the local network in SSV format for scripts:

avahi-browse {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-t|--terminate]}} {{[-p|--parsable]}}

• List domains in the neighbourhood:

avahi-browse {{[-D|--browse-domains]}}

• Limit the search to a particular domain:

avahi-browse {{[-a|--all]}} --domain={{domain}}