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Debugging with Avahi Command Line Tools
Description: Some tips on how to use the avahi tools to debug zeroconf services.Keywords: zeroconf avahi
Tutorial Level: BEGINNER
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This often helps to check whether your zeroconf nodes are behaving properly.
> avahi-browse _ros-master._tcp : list all ros master services > avahi-browse -a : list all discovered services > avahi-browse -a -r : list and resolve ips for all discovered services > avahi-publish -s DudeMaster _ros-master._tcp 8889 : publish a service
