HOSTNAME(1) User Commands HOSTNAME(1) NAME hostname - show or set system host name SYNOPSIS hostname [OPTION...] [NAME] DESCRIPTION Show or set the system's host name. -a, --aliases alias names -d, --domain DNS domain name -f, --fqdn, --long DNS host name or FQDN -F, --file=FILE set host name or NIS domain name from FILE -i, --ip-addresses addresses for the host name -s, --short short host name -y, --yp, --nis NIS/YP domain name -?, --help give this help list --usage give a short usage message -V, --version print program version Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options. AUTHOR Written by Debarshi Ray. REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to . COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later . This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. SEE ALSO The full documentation for hostname is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and hostname programs are properly installed at your site, the command info hostname should give you access to the complete manual. GNU inetutils 2.5 December 2023 HOSTNAME(1)