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.TH "NUTSCAN_SCAN_AVAHI" "3" "04/17/2015" "Network UPS Tools 2\&.7\&.3" "NUT Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nutscan_scan_avahi \- Scan network for NUT services via mDNS
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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#include <nut\-scan\&.h>
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nutscan_device_t * nutscan_scan_avahi(long usec_timeout);
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fBnutscan_scan_avahi()\fR function tries to detect the NUT service via mDNS, and its associated devices\&. It uses the Avahi library to do so\&.
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You MUST call \fBnutscan_init\fR(3) before using this function\&.
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This function waits up to \fIusec_timeout\fR microseconds before considering an IP address to be unresponsive\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The \fBnutscan_scan_avahi()\fR function returns a pointer to a nutscan_device_t structure containing all found devices\&. It returns NULL if an error occurs, or if no device is found\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBnutscan_init\fR(3), \fBnutscan_scan_usb\fR(3), \fBnutscan_scan_xml_http\fR(3), \fBnutscan_scan_nut\fR(3), \fBnutscan_scan_snmp\fR(3), \fBnutscan_scan_ipmi\fR(3), \fBnutscan_display_ups_conf\fR(3), \fBnutscan_display_parsable\fR(3), \fBnutscan_new_device\fR(3), \fBnutscan_free_device\fR(3), \fBnutscan_add_option_to_device\fR(3), \fBnutscan_add_device_to_device\fR(3), \fBnutscan_cidr_to_ip\fR(3), \fBnutscan_scan_eaton_serial\fR(3), http://avahi\&.org/