hostname - set or print the name of the current host sys-
tem
SYNOPSIS
hostname [name]
hostname {--help,--version}
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents the GNU version of hostname.
With no arguments, hostname prints the name of the current
host system. With one argument, it sets the current host
name to the specified string. Usually, only a privileged
user may set the host name.
OPTIONS
--help Print a usage message on standard output and exit
successfully.
--version
Print version information on standard output then
exit successfully.
Release 1.1d7 of the Be OS
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