hostname(1)

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version 2.8 · 2 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ hostname — show or set the system host name ✨

okay bestie, welcome to hostname(1) from the User's Reference Manual — yes, that manual, the one your sysadmin keeps yelling about. it's giving "who am I, really?" but for your computer. 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

hostname [option ...] [name]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

literally so simple, no cap: it shows the system's host name, or sets it if you pass a name. that's the whole vibe. one job. ate. 💅

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -a, --aliases — also show the aliases for the host name. the whole squad, not just the main character 👑
  • -d, --domain — show the DNS domain name 🌐
  • -f, --fqdn, --long — show the DNS host name, aka the FQDN. the full government name, no nicknames 😭
  • -F, --file file — set the host name or NIS domain name from file. reading it from a file instead of the command line, very demure, very mindful 📄
  • -i, --ip-addresses — show the addresses for the host name. your fave's digits, but make it IPs 🔥
  • -s, --short — show the short host name. just the first name, no last name, we're keeping it casual 🎀
  • -y, --yp, --nis — show the NIS/YP domain name. old school but we respect the elders 🧚
  • -?, --help — give this help list. when you're lost, ask for directions bestie 🙈
  • --usage — give a short usage message. the tl;dr of the tl;dr ⭐
  • -V, --version — print program version. who even are you, program? 🦋

and that's the whole page, babe — every flag accounted for, nothing skipped, we do NOT leave options behind in this house 💜

made by the GNU Network Utilities, dated February 1, 2019 — so like, vintage, but still iconic. mwah, go check your hostname, it's probably cute. 💖✨🎀

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