inetutils-hostname (1) Linux Manual Page

GNU Network Utilities

Name

hostname – show or set the system host name

Synopsis

hostname [option … ] [name ]

Description

Show the system’s host name, or set it if name is specified.

Options

-a , -aliases

Also show aliases for the host name.

-d , -domain

Show the DNS domain name.

-f , -fqdn , -long

Show the DNS host name or FQDN.

-F , -file file

Set the host name or NIS domain name from file

-i , -ip-addresses

Show the addresses for the host name.

-s , -short

Show the short host name.

-y , -yp , -nis

Show the NIS/YP domain name.

-? , -help

Give this help list.

–usage

Give a short usage message.

-V , -version

Print program version.