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hostname (1) User’s Reference Manual hostname (1)

NAME

hostname — show or set the system host name

SYNOPSIS

hostname [ option ... ] [ name ]

DESCRIPTION

Show the system’s host name, or set it if name is specified.

OPTIONS
-a , --aliases

Also show aliases for the host name.

-d , --domain

Show the DNS domain name.

-f , --fqdn , --long

Show the DNS host name or FQDN.

-F , --file file

Set the host name or NIS domain name from file .

-i , --ip-addresses

Show the addresses for the host name.

-s , --short

Show the short host name.

-y , --yp , --nis

Show the NIS/YP domain name.

- ?, --help

Give this help list.

--usage

Give a short usage message.

-V , --version

Print program version. GNU Network Utilities February 1, 2019 hostname (1)

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