.TH HOSTNAME 1 "13 March 1982"
.UC 4
.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)