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.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
.\"
.\"	@(#)hostname.1	6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH HOSTNAME 1 ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
hostname \- set or print name of current host system
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B hostname
[ nameofhost ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I 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; this
is usually done in the startup script /etc/rc.local.
.SH SEE ALSO
gethostname(2), sethostname(2)
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	3	.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
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c632514d	7	.TH HOSTNAME 1 ""
0b6ba29a KM	8	.UC 5
	9	.SH NAME
	10	hostname \- set or print name of current host system
	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
	12	.B hostname
	13	[ nameofhost ]
	14	.SH DESCRIPTION
	15	The
	16	.I hostname
	17	command prints the name of the current host, as given before the
	18	``login'' prompt.
	19	The super-user can set the hostname by giving an argument; this
	20	is usually done in the startup script /etc/rc.local.
	21	.SH SEE ALSO
	22	gethostname(2), sethostname(2)