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28 .\" @(#)hostname.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
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37 .Nd set or print name of current host system
41 .Op Ar name-of-host | Fl r Ar ip-address | Fl i Ar interface Op Fl 6 | Fl 4
45 utility prints the name of the current host.
46 The super-user can set the hostname by supplying an argument;
47 this is usually done at boot time by setting the
55 Trim off any domain information from the printed
58 Retrieve hostname via ip lookup.
59 The hostname is set to the first (official)
60 name returned for the supplied ip address.
61 Can be an IPv6 or IPv4 address.
63 Retrieve hostname via supplied interface name.
65 Used in conjunction with
67 to select the 1st IPv6 address on the interface.
69 Used in conjunction with
71 to select the 1st IPv4 address on the interface.
72 This is the default and assumed if