Name
hostname
Synopsis
hostname [option
] [nameofhost
]
Sets or prints name of current host system. A privileged user can
temporarily set the hostname with the nameofhost
argument. Edit /etc/hostconfig
to make a
permanent change.
Option
-
-s
,--short
Trim domain information from the printed name.
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