yolov8/docs/reference/yolo/utils/dist.md

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description: Learn how to find free network port and generate DDP (Distributed Data Parallel) command in Ultralytics YOLO with easy examples.
keywords: ultralytics, YOLO, utils, dist, distributed deep learning, DDP file, DDP cleanup
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## find_free_network_port
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### ::: ultralytics.yolo.utils.dist.find_free_network_port
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## generate_ddp_file
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### ::: ultralytics.yolo.utils.dist.generate_ddp_file
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## generate_ddp_command
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### ::: ultralytics.yolo.utils.dist.generate_ddp_command
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## ddp_cleanup
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### ::: ultralytics.yolo.utils.dist.ddp_cleanup
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