


HOSTNAME(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      HOSTNAME(1)



NAME
     hostname - set or print name of current host system

SYNOPSIS
     hostname [ -s ] [ nameofhost ]

DESCRIPTION
     _H_o_s_t_n_a_m_e 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
     /_e_t_c/_n_e_t_s_t_a_r_t , normally run at boot time.

     Options:

     -s   Trims off any domain information from the printed name.


SEE ALSO
     gethostname(2), sethostname(2)

HISTORY
     The _h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e command appeared in BSD 4.2 .

































Printed 11/24/99	January 29, 1995			1



