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30.Dd May 17, 1998
31.Dt MLD6QUERY 8
32.Os
33.\"
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm mld6query
36.Nd send multicast listener query
37.\"
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm
40.Op Fl dgr
41.Ar intface
42.Op Ar maddr
43.\"
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
46.Nm
47utility sends an IPv6 multicast listener discovery (MLD) query packet toward
48the specified multicast address,
49.Ar maddr ,
50toward interface
51.Ar intface .
52If you omit
53.Ar maddr ,
54linklocal all nodes multicast address(ff02::1) is used.
55.Pp
56After sending a query,
57.Nm
58waits for replies for at most 10 seconds.
59If a reply is returned,
60.Nm
61prints it with its type and then waits for another reply.
62.Pp
63This program is provided only for debugging.
64It is not necessary for normal use.
65.Pp
66With
67.Fl g ,
68.Nm
69will transmit a General Query instead of the default Multicast-Address-Specific Query.
70With
71.Fl d ,
72.Nm
73will transmit MLD done packet instead of MLD query packet.
74With
75.Fl r ,
76similarly, MLD report packet will be transmitted.
77.Fl dr
78options are for debugging purposes only.
79.\"
80.Sh EXIT STATUS
81The program exits with 0 on success, non-zero on failures.
82.\"
83.\" .Sh SEE ALSO
84.\"
85.Sh HISTORY
86The
87.Nm
88utility first appeared in WIDE/KAME IPv6 protocol stack kit.
89.Sh BUGS
90The
91.Nm
92utility does not take care of multicast addresses which have non link-local
93scope.
94