NAME

hostname − set or print name of current host system

SYNOPSIS

hostname [ nameofhost ]

HP-UX COMPATABILITY

Level: HP-UX/STANDARD

Origin: UCB

DESCRIPTION

The hostname command prints the name of the current host, as given in the uname system call.  The super-user can set the hostname by giving an argument; this is usually done in the startup script /etc/rc. 

SEE ALSO

uname(1), gethostname(2), sethostname(2), uname(2). 

Hewlett-Packard  —  last mod. May 11, 2021