---
name: "avahi-browse"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "avahi"
version: "1:0.9rc5-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/avahi-browse"
---

# avahi-browse(1)

Browse for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the Avahi daemon

## NAME

avahi-browse - Browse for mDNS/DNS-SD services using the Avahi daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**avahi-browse \[***options***\]** *service-type*

**avahi-browse \[***options***\] --all**

**avahi-browse \[***options***\] --browse-domains**

**avahi-browse \[***options***\] --dump-db**

**avahi-browse-domains \[***options***\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Browse for mDNS/DNS-SD network services and browsing domains using the Avahi daemon.

## OPTIONS

Specify a DNS-SD service type (e.g. \_http.\_tcp) to browse for on the command line, or **-a** to browse for all available service types. Items that appear on the network are prefixed with "+", items that disappear are prefixed with "-". If **--resolve** is passed items that are resolved are prefixed with "=".

- **-a \| --all**

  Browse for all service types registered on the LAN, not just the one specified on the command line.

- **-D \| --browse-domains**

  Browse for browsing domains instead for services. avahi-browse-domains is equivalent to avahi-browse --browse-domains

- **-d \| --domain=** *DOMAIN*

  Browse in the specified domain. If omitted avahi-browse will browse in the default browsing domain (usually: local)

- **-v \| --verbose**

  Enable verbose mode.

- **-t \| --terminate**

  Terminate after dumping a more or less complete list.

- **-c \| --cache**

  Terminate after dumping all entries available in the cache.

- **-l \| --ignore-local**

  Ignore local services, show only remote services.

- **-r \| --resolve**

  Automatically resolve services found.

- **-f \| --no-fail**

  Don't fail if the daemon is not found running. Instead, wait until it appears. If it disconnects, try to reconnect.

- **-p \| --parsable**

  Make output easily parsable for usage in scripts. If enabled fields are separated by semicolons (;), service names are escaped. It is recommended to combine this with **--no-db-lookup**.

- **-k \| --no-db-lookup**

  Don't lookup services types in service type database.

- **-b \| --dump-db**

  Dump the service type database (may be combined with -k)

- **-h \| --help**

  Show help.

- **-V \| --version**

  Show version information.

## AUTHORS

The Avahi Developers \<avahi (at) lists (dot) freedesktop (dot) org\>; Avahi is available from **http://avahi.org/**

## SEE ALSO

**[avahi-publish(1)](/avahi-publish/1.md)**, **[avahi-resolve(1)](/avahi-resolve/1.md)**, **[avahi-daemon(8)](/avahi-daemon/8.md)**

## COMMENTS

This man page was written using **xml2man(1)** by Oliver Kurth.