hostname1
Show or set system host name
Usage
hostname [OPTION ...]
[NAME]
Overview
Show or set the system's host name.
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-a, --aliases -
alias names
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-d, --domain -
DNS domain name
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-f, --fqdn, --long -
DNS host name or FQDN
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-F, --file=FILE -
set host name or NIS domain name from FILE
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-i, --ip-addresses -
addresses for the host name
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-s, --short -
short host name
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-y, --yp, --nis -
NIS/YP domain name
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-?, --help -
give this help list
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--usage -
give a short usage message
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-V, --version -
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
Releases
19 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 13 times.
--aliases since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--ip-addresses since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--nis since Debian 1.2 (Rex);
--usage since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--yp since Debian 1.2 (Rex);
-? since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-V since Debian 1.2 (Rex);
-y since Debian 1.2 (Rex).
--alias until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--all-fqdns until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--all-ip-addresses until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--boot until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--ip-address until Debian 13 (Trixie);
--verbose until Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-A until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-I until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-b until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-h until Debian 13 (Trixie);
-v until Debian 7 (Wheezy).