Name
hostname
Synopsis
hostname [option] [nameofhost]
Set or display name of current host system. A privileged user can set the hostname with the nameofhost argument.
Options
- -a, --alias
Display the alias name of the host (if used).
- -d, --domain
Display DNS domain name.
- -f, --fqdn, --long
Display fully qualified domain name.
- -F file, --file file
Consult file for hostname.
- -h, --help
Display a help message and then exit.
- -i, --ip-address
Display the IP address(es) of the host.
- -s, --short
Trim domain information from the display output.
- -v, --verbose
Verbose mode.
- -V, --version
Display version information and then exit.
- -y, --yp, --nis
Display the NIS domain name. A privileged user can set a new NIS domain name with nameofhost.
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