Command-line tool

avahi

brew/avahi

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Service Discovery for Linux using mDNS/DNS-SD

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Linux

brew install avahi

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

avahi-browse -a -r -l

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

avahi-browse -a -t -p

List domains in the neighborhood

avahi-browse -D

Browse

• Domains and DNS

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