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 NAME
        hostname - set or print name of current host system
 
 SYNOPSIS
-       /usr/bin/hostname [name-of-host]
+       /usr/bin/hostname [-d | -f] [domain | hostname]
 
 
 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.
+       With no arguments th hostname command prints the name of the current
+       host, as given before the login prompt.  If -d is passed the hostname
+       command will instead print out the name of default domain, and if -f is
+       passed the hostname will be fully-qualified.
+
+       The super-user can set the hostname (or domain name if -d is passed) by
+       passing the new value as an additional argument.  The FQDN (fully
+       qualified domain name) cannot be set using the hostname command.
 
 SEE ALSO
        uname(1), attributes(5)
 
 
 
-                              September 14, 1992                   HOSTNAME(1)
+                                 May 10, 2016                      HOSTNAME(1)