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hostname(TC)


hostname -- set or print name of current host system

Syntax

hostname [ -s ] [ nameofhost ]

Description

hostname prints the name of the current host. root can set the hostname by giving an argument; this is usually done at boot time in the network initialization script. The -s option trims any domain information from the printed name.

See also

hostname(ADMN), gethostname(SLIB), sethostname(SLIB), uname(C).

Standards conformance

hostname is conformant with X/Open Portability Guide, Issue 4, 1992.
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