hostname(1)             (BSD Compatibility Package)             hostname(1)

NAME
     hostname - set or print name of current host system

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/ucb/hostname [name-of-host]

DESCRIPTION
     The hostname command prints the name of the current host, as given
     before the login prompt. The superuser can set the hostname by giving
     an argument.

EXAMPLE
     A user wants to know the name of the current host system:

     $ hostname
     portugal

     The name of the host system is portugal.

SEE ALSO
     uname(1).


































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