docs/en/reference/utils/dist.md

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description: >-
  Discover the role of dist.find_free_network_port & dist.generate_ddp_command
  in Ultralytics DDP utilities. Use our guide for efficient deployment.
keywords: >-
  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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::: ultralytics.utils.dist.find_free_network_port

::: ultralytics.utils.dist.generate_ddp_file

::: ultralytics.utils.dist.generate_ddp_command

::: ultralytics.utils.dist.ddp_cleanup