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HOSTNAME(1)            DragonFly General Commands Manual           HOSTNAME(1)


NAME

     hostname -- set or print name of current host system


SYNOPSIS

     hostname [-fs] [name-of-host | -r ip-address | -i interface [-6 | -4]]


DESCRIPTION

     The hostname utility prints the name of the current host.  The super-user
     can set the hostname by supplying an argument; this is usually done at
     boot time by setting the hostname variable in /etc/rc.conf.

     Options:

     -f    Include domain information in the printed name.  This is the
           default behavior.

     -s    Trim off any domain information from the printed name.

     -r    Retrieve hostname via ip lookup.  The hostname is set to the first
           (official) name returned for the supplied ip address.  Can be an
           IPv6 or IPv4 address.

     -i    Retrieve hostname via supplied interface name.

     -6    Used in conjunction with -i to select the 1st IPv6 address on the
           interface.

     -4    Used in conjunction with -i to select the 1st IPv4 address on the
           interface.  This is the default and assumed if -6 or -4 is not
           supplied.


SEE ALSO

     gethostname(3), rc.conf(5)


HISTORY

     The hostname command appeared in 4.2BSD.

DragonFly 5.3                    July 10, 2018                   DragonFly 5.3

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