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 <[email protected]>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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.