HOSTNAME(1)

NAME
hostname - set or print name of current host system

SYNOPSIS
hostname [-s] [nameofhost]

DESCRIPTION
Hostname prints the name of the current host. The super-user can set the hostname by supplying an argument; this is usually done in the network initialization script /etc/netstart, normally run at boot time. The -s option trims any domain information from the printed name.

SEE ALSO
gethostname(2), sethostname(2)