HOSTNAME

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: April 29, 1985
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NAME

hostname - set or print name of current host system  

SYNOPSIS

hostname [ nameofhost ]  

DESCRIPTION

The hostname command prints the name of the current host, as given before the ``login'' prompt. The super-user can set the hostname by giving an argument; this is usually done in the startup script /etc/rc.local.  

SEE ALSO

gethostname(2), sethostname(2)


 

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