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-.Dd April 28, 1995
+.Dd December 7, 2006
.Dt HOSTNAME 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nd set or print name of current host system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Op Fl s
+.Op Fl fs
.Op Ar name-of-host
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility prints the name of the current host.
-The super-user can set the hostname by supplying an argument.
+The super-user can
+set the hostname by supplying an argument.
+To keep the hostname between reboots, run
+.Sq scutil --set HostName Ar name-of-host .
.Pp
Options:
.Bl -tag -width flag
+.It Fl f
+Include domain information in the printed name.
+This is the default behavior.
.It Fl s
Trim off any domain information from the printed
name.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr gethostname 3
+.Xr gethostname 3 ,
+.Xr scutil 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm