HOSTNAME(1) General Commands Manual HOSTNAME(1)
NAME
hostname - set or print name of current host system
SYNOPSIS
hostname [ -s ] [ nameofhost ]
DESCRIPTION
Hostname prints the name of the current host. The super-user can set the hostname by supplying an argument; this is usually done in the
network initialization script /etc/netstart , normally run at boot time.
Options:
-s Trims off any domain information from the printed name.
SEE ALSO
gethostname(2), sethostname(2)
HISTORY
The hostname command appeared in BSD 4.2 .
January 29, 1995 HOSTNAME(1)
