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HOSTNAME(1) User Commands HOSTNAME(1)

NAME

hostname - show or set system host name

SYNOPSIS

hostname [option...] [name]

DESCRIPTION

Show or set the system's host name.

OPTIONS

-a, --aliases
Alias names.
-d, --domain
DNS domain name.
-f, --fqdn, --long
DNS host name or FQDN.
-F, --file=file
Set host name or NIS domain name from file.
-i, --ip-addresses
Addresses for the host name.
-s, --short
Short host name.
-y, --yp, --nis
NIS/YP domain name.
-?, --help
Give this help list.
--usage
Give a short usage message.
-V, --version
Print program version.
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