HOSTID(1)

📦 version 0.12.0, in arch rolling

💅 HOSTID(1) — General Commands Manual 🎀

okay so bestie, welcome to hostid(1) — literally the shortest little guy in the whole general commands manual and honestly? iconic for it. no cap, this page is a snack-size read and we're gonna slay it together ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

hostid — prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current host 💖

like, your machine's little hex-y name tag. that's the vibe.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

hostid [options]

that's it. that's the whole thing. she's lowkey minimal and we respect her for it 🙈

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Print the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current host 💅

fr fr, that's the entire job. one (1) job. she does it, she does it well, she minds her own business. no flags required, no drama, just hex digits about your host. periodt 👑

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -h, --help — print help 🫶 (your little "what does this do again" bestie)
  • -V, --version — print version ⭐ (for when you gotta know exactly which era of this software you're living in)
ngl bestie, that's the whole options list. two of them. both absolute icons. we love a concise queen 💀

🌈 VERSION 🌈

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0 🔥

and that's the page!! thank you for coming to my ted talk 🧚💜

sign-off time: this lil rewrite of HOSTID(1) from the General Commands Manual is serving v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0, dated 2026-09-17 — mwah, she's timeless 🍓✨ bye bestie!! 🦋

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