ultralytics/docs/reference/utils/dist.md

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Discover the role of dist.find_free_network_port & dist.generate_ddp_command in Ultralytics DDP utilities. Use our guide for efficient deployment.	Ultralytics, DDP, DDP utility functions, Distributed Data Processing, find free network port, generate DDP command

Reference for ultralytics/utils/dist.py

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Full source code for this file is available at [https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/blob/main/ultralytics/utils/dist.py](https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/blob/main/ultralytics/utils/dist.py). Help us fix any issues you see by submitting a [Pull Request](https://docs.ultralytics.com/help/contributing/) 🛠️. Thank you 🙏!

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::: ultralytics.utils.dist.find_free_network_port

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::: ultralytics.utils.dist.generate_ddp_file

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::: ultralytics.utils.dist.generate_ddp_command

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::: ultralytics.utils.dist.ddp_cleanup