1 HOSTNAME(1)                      User Commands                     HOSTNAME(1)
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   5 NAME
   6        hostname - set or print name of current host system
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   8 SYNOPSIS
   9        /usr/bin/hostname [-fls | name-of-host]
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  12 DESCRIPTION
  13        The hostname command prints the name of the current host, as given
  14        before the login prompt. The super-user can set the hostname by giving
  15        an argument.
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  18 OPTIONS
  19        For compatibility long arguments are also supported.
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  22        -f, --fqdn print out the FQDN (fully qualified domain name).
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  24        -l, --long alias for -f, --fqdn.
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  26        -s, --short strip domain information from hostname.
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  29        The hostname command cannot be used to set the fqdn, long or short
  30        name.
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  33 SEE ALSO
  34        uname(1), attributes(5)
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  38                                  May 11, 2016                      HOSTNAME(1)