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.TH HOSTNAME 1 "July 9, 1988"
.UC 5
.SH NAME
\fBhostname\fP \- set or print name of current host system
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBhostname\fP [-s] [nameofhost]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIHostname\fP 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 \fI/etc/netstart\fP, normally run at boot
time.  The \fI-s\fP option trims any domain information from the printed
name.
.SH SEE ALSO
gethostname(2), sethostname(2)
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ed77ebd8 KB	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1988 Regents of the University of California.
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	8	.\" distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
	9	.\" by the University of California, Berkeley. The name of the
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	13	.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
	14	.\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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ca67e7b4	18	.TH HOSTNAME 1 "July 9, 1988"
0b6ba29a KM	19	.UC 5
0b6ba29a KM	20	.SH NAME
ed77ebd8	21	\fBhostname\fP \- set or print name of current host system
0b6ba29a	22	.SH SYNOPSIS
ed77ebd8	23	\fBhostname\fP [-s] [nameofhost]
0b6ba29a	24	.SH DESCRIPTION
ed77ebd8 KB	25	\fIHostname\fP prints the name of the current host. The super-user can
	26	set the hostname by supplying an argument; this is usually done in the
	27	network initialization script \fI/etc/netstart\fP, normally run at boot
	28	time. The \fI-s\fP option trims any domain information from the printed
	29	name.
0b6ba29a KM	30	.SH SEE ALSO
0b6ba29a KM	31	gethostname(2), sethostname(2)