---
name: "avahi-resolve"
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-resolve"
---

# avahi-resolve(1)

Resolve one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es) (and vice versa) using the Avahi daemon

## NAME

avahi-resolve - Resolve one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es) (and vice versa) using the Avahi daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**avahi-resolve --name** *host-name ...*

**avahi-resolve-host-name** *host-name ...*

**avahi-resolve --address** *address ...*

**avahi-resolve-address** *address ...*

## DESCRIPTION

Resolve one or more mDNS/DNS host name(s) to IP address(es) (and vice versa) using the Avahi daemon.

## OPTIONS

When passing -n, specify one or more fully qualified mDNS/DNS host name(s) (e.g. "foo.local") to resolve into IP addresses on the command line.

When passing -a, specify one or more IP addresses to resolve into host names. When **enable-wide-area** is set to yes in **[avahi-daemon.conf(5)](/avahi-daemon.conf/5.md)**, reverse lookups will go over unicast DNS first and fallback to mDNS.

avahi-resolve-host-name is equivalent to avahi-resolve --name.

avahi-resolve-address is equivalent to avahi-resolve --address.

- **-n \| --name**

  Translate one or more fully qualified host names into addresses.

- **-a \| --address**

  Translate one or more addresses into fully qualified host names.

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

  Enable verbose mode.

- **-6**

  When resolving a host name, look for IPv6 addresses exclusively.

- **-4**

  When resolving a host name, look for IPv4 addresses exclusively.

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

## COMMENTS

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