mquery — small query tool for multicast DNS
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Description
mquery is a companion tool to mdnsd(8), but can also be used stand-alone with other mDNS servers. It formats and sends mDNS service queries, similar to how mdns-scan(1) works, but with a fraction of the usability. mquery runs on the system default interface, derived from the routing table. To run on another interface, use the -iIFACE command line option. It runs continuously monitoring for responses to the initial query, by default _services._dns-sd._udp.local.
Name
mquery — small query tool for multicast DNS
Options
This program follows the usual UNIX command line syntax. The options are as follows:
-h Print a bare bones help message and exits.
-iIFACE
Interface to run query on, by default the system default interface is used, derived from the
routing table.
Only available on Linux.
-s By default mquery behaves a lot like mdns-scan(1), which after receiving an initial reply to a
scan, sends a specific PTR query to the respondent. This option skips that specific scan and
runs mquery in a simple mode.
-tTYPE
Query type, default 12 (PTR).
-h Print a help message and exit.
-v Show program version.
-wSEC Delay (approximate) in seconds before automatically exiting.
See Also
mdns-scan(1) mdnsd(8),
Synopsis
mquery [-hsv] [-iIFACE] [-tTYPE] [-wSEC] [NAME]
