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NAME
hostname - set or print name of current host system
SYNOPSIS
! /usr/bin/hostname [name-of-host]
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.
SEE ALSO
uname(1), attributes(5)
! September 14, 1992 HOSTNAME(1)
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NAME
hostname - set or print name of current host system
SYNOPSIS
! /usr/bin/hostname [-d | -f] [domain | hostname]
DESCRIPTION
! 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)
! May 10, 2016 HOSTNAME(1)