NAME

hostname − set or print name of current host system

SYNOPSIS

hostname [ nameofhost ]

DESCRIPTION

The hostname command prints the name of the current host, as given before the “login” prompt.  The super-user can set the hostname by giving an argument; this is usually done in the startup script /etc/rc.local. 

SEE ALSO

gethostname(2), sethostname(2)

4.2 Berkeley Distribution  —  April 29, 1985