usr/src/bin/hostname/hostname.1

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.Dd
.Dt HOSTNAME 1
.Os BSD 4.2
.Sh NAME
.Nm hostname
.Nd set or print name of current host system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm hostname
.Op Fl s
.Op Ar nameofhost
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Hostname
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
.Pa /etc/netstart ,
normally run at boot
time.
.Pp
Options:
.Bl -tag -width flag
.It Fl s
Trims off any domain information from the printed
name.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr gethostname 2
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm hostname
command appeared in
.Bx 4.2 .