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HOSTNAME(1)

NAME

hostname − set or print name of current host system

USAGE

hostname [ name-of-host ]

DESCRIPTION

Hostname prints the name of the current host.  The super-user can set the hostname by giving an argument.  The name of the current host is set in the /etc/net/uname file for the uucp (1) name,  or in /sys/tcp/thishost for the network name.  This command is not needed to set the name of the host. 

RELATED INFORMATION

gethostname (2). 

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