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11 .Nd set or print name of current host system
19 command prints the name of the current host, as given before the
21 prompt. The super-user can set the hostname by giving
24 While setting the hostname changes the hostname for the running system,
25 it does not persist the change. The proper way to update the hostname
26 will vary depending on how the system is configured. For most systems,
27 the persistent hostname is stored in the file
31 for more information on how to update it. Note, the
33 file may be ignored in cases where the system is configured to use DHCP.
37 Prints only the part of the hostname preceding the first dot.