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.\"	@(#)hostid.1	6.4 (Berkeley) %G%
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.TH HOSTID 1 ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
\fBhostid\fP \- set or print identifier of current host system
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBhostid\fP [hexnum or internet address]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIHostid\fP prints the identifier of the current host in hexadecimal.
This numeric value is expected to be unique across all hosts and is
commonly set to the host's Internet address.  The super-user can set
the hostid by giving a hexadecimal argument or the hostname; this is
usually done in the startup script \fI/etc/netstart\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
gethostid(2), sethostid(2)
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671cddf8 KB	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1988 Regents of the University of California.
671cddf8 KB	2	.\" All rights reserved.
83513774	3	.\"
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	6	.\" duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation,
	7	.\" advertising materials, and other materials related to such
	8	.\" distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
	9	.\" by the University of California, Berkeley. The name of the
	10	.\" University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
	11	.\" from this software without specific prior written permission.
	12	.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
	13	.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
	14	.\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
671cddf8	15	.\"
57a981eb	16	.\" @(#)hostid.1 6.4 (Berkeley) %G%
83513774	17	.\"
f5745cb2	18	.TH HOSTID 1 ""
83513774 KM	19	.UC 5
83513774 KM	20	.SH NAME
671cddf8	21	\fBhostid\fP \- set or print identifier of current host system
83513774	22	.SH SYNOPSIS
671cddf8	23	\fBhostid\fP [hexnum or internet address]
83513774	24	.SH DESCRIPTION
671cddf8 KB	25	\fIHostid\fP prints the identifier of the current host in hexadecimal.
	26	This numeric value is expected to be unique across all hosts and is
	27	commonly set to the host's Internet address. The super-user can set
	28	the hostid by giving a hexadecimal argument or the hostname; this is
	29	usually done in the startup script \fI/etc/netstart\fP.
83513774 KM	30	.SH SEE ALSO
83513774 KM	31	gethostid(2), sethostid(2)