hostname/hostname.1

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  32 .Dd December 7, 2006
  33 .Dt HOSTNAME 1
  34 .Os
  35 .Sh NAME
  36 .Nm hostname
  37 .Nd set or print name of current host system
  38 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  39 .Nm
  40 .Op Fl fs
  41 .Op Ar name-of-host
  42 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  43 The
  44 .Nm
  45 utility prints the name of the current host.
  46 The super-user can
  47 set the hostname by supplying an argument.
  48 To keep the hostname between reboots, run
  49 .Sq scutil --set HostName Ar name-of-host .
  50 .Pp
  51 Options:
  52 .Bl -tag -width flag
  53 .It Fl f
  54 Include domain information in the printed name.
  55 This is the default behavior.
  56 .It Fl s
  57 Trim off any domain information from the printed
  58 name.
  59 .El
  60 .Sh SEE ALSO
  61 .Xr gethostname 3 ,
  62 .Xr scutil 8
  63 .Sh HISTORY
  64 The
  65 .Nm
  66 command appeared in
  67 .Bx 4.2 .