hostname(1)

HOSTNAME(1) User Commands HOSTNAME(1)

NAME

hostname - set or print the name of the current host system

SYNOPSIS

hostname [NAME]
hostname OPTION

DESCRIPTION

Print or set the hostname or domainname of the current system.

Output format:

-s, --short
short host name
-f, --fqdn, --long
long host name, includes fully qualified domain name, and aliases
-i, --ip-address
addresses for the hostname
-d, --dns, --domain
DNS domain name
-y, --yp, --nis
NIS/YP domain name

Informative output:

--help
display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by Jim Meyering.

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/hostname>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) hostname invocation'

June 2021 GNU coreutils 8.32.0.165.18dbc