NAME
hostname —
set or print name of current host
system
SYNOPSIS
hostname |
[-fs] [name-of-host |
-r ip-address |
-i interface
[-6 | -4]] |
DESCRIPTION
Thehostname utility prints the name of the current
host. The super-user can set the hostname by supplying an argument; this is
usually done at boot time by setting the hostname
variable in /etc/rc.conf.
Options:
-f- Include domain information in the printed name. This is the default behavior.
-s- Trim off any domain information from the printed name.
-r- Retrieve hostname via ip lookup. The hostname is set to the first (official) name returned for the supplied ip address. Can be an IPv6 or IPv4 address.
-i- Retrieve hostname via supplied interface name.
-6- Used in conjunction with
-ito select the 1st IPv6 address on the interface. -4- Used in conjunction with
-ito select the 1st IPv4 address on the interface. This is the default and assumed if-6or-4is not supplied.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The hostname command appeared in
4.2BSD.