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HOSTNAME(1)                 NetBSD Reference Manual                HOSTNAME(1)


NAME

     hostname - set or print name of current host system


SYNOPSIS

     hostname [-s] [name-of-host]


DESCRIPTION

     hostname prints the name of the current host.  The super-user can set the
     host name 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

     domainname(1), gethostname(3), sethostname(3)


HISTORY

     The hostname utility appeared in 4.2BSD.

NetBSD 1.5                      April 28, 1995                               1