HOSTNAME(1) HP-UX 5.0 HOSTNAME(1) NAME hostname - set or print name of current host system SYNOPSIS hostname [ nameofhost ] HP-UX COMPATABILITY Level: HP-UX/STANDARD Origin: UCB DESCRIPTION The hostname command prints the name of the current host, as given in the uname system call. The super-user can set the hostname by giving an argument; this is usually done in the startup script /etc/rc. SEE ALSO uname(1), gethostname(2), sethostname(2), uname(2).