hostname(1) General Commands Manual hostname(1)Name
hostname - print system name
Syntax
hostname [nameofhost]
Description
The 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
See Alsogethostname(2), sethostname(2)hostname(1)
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gethostname(2) System Calls Manual gethostname(2)NAME
gethostname() - get name of current host system
SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION
returns in the array to which hostname points, the standard host name for the current system as set by (see sethostname(2)). size speci-
fies the length of the hostname array. hostname is null-terminated unless insufficient space is provided.
RETURN VALUE
returns 0 if successful. Otherwise, it returns -1 and sets to indicate the error.
ERRORS
can fail if the following is true:
hostname points to an illegal address. The reliable detection of this error is implementation dependent.
size is less than one.
WARNINGS
It is recommended that programs use to dynamically size the buffer used to accept the host name from This is preferred over use of the con-
stant.
For cases where the constant must be used, there are two values: 64 and 256. The smaller value is compatible with current releases and is
used by default. To use the larger value consult the related documentation (see nodehostnamesize(5)).
The administrator may, with appropriate configuration options enabled, set a host name larger than 64 bytes. Existing applications which
were compiled using the smaller to size a buffer passed to the system function obtain only the first 64 bytes. This truncation may cause
the applications to exhibit anomalous behavior or to fail.
AUTHOR
was developed by the University of California, Berkeley.
SEE ALSO hostname(1), uname(1), sethostname(2), uname(2), nodehostnamesize(5).
gethostname(2)
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I've got a puzzler here but it might be quick solution for some of you.
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HOSTNAME
pun-ras-bng-mhs-01
enk-ras-bng-cse-01
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