hostname
hostname resolution description
TLDR
Show current host name
Show the network address of the host name
Show all network addresses of the host
Show the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name)
Set current 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.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-inetutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2021 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.
AUTHOR
Written by Debarshi Ray.
