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hostname(1B)
set or print name of current host system
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
Also by this name: hostname(1), General commands
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 super-user can set the hostname by giving an argument.
SEE ALSO
uname(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
