How can I query .local bonjour DNS entries?

bonjour, dns, mdns

Solution

The main utility is `dns-sd`, e.g.:

% dns-sd -B _afpovertcp._tcp
Browsing for _afpovertcp._tcp
Timestamp     A/R Flags if Domain           Service Type              Instance Name
20:02:23.350  Add     2  4 local.           _afpovertcp._tcp.         myhost

Problem

It's pretty straightforward to query out the guts of a DNS-SD entry via `dig` by asking your nameserver directly; but for multicast DNS, I'm not sure where to look. Edit: My motivation is to be able to see example DNS entries so that I can better configure static bonjour entries for my OS X machines.

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