hostname/hostname.1

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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)