HOSTNAME(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual HOSTNAME(1) NAME hostname - set or print name of current host system SYNOPSIS hostname [ -s ] [ nameofhost ] DESCRIPTION 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 /etc/netstart , normally run at boot time. Options: -s Trims off any domain information from the printed name. SEE ALSO gethostname(2), sethostname(2) HISTORY The hostname command appeared in BSD 4.2 . Printed 11/24/99 January 29, 1995 1