.Dd March 19, 2017
.Dt HOSTNAME 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm hostname
.Nd write or set system hostname
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm hostname
.Op Fl s
.Op Ar hostname
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
writes the system hostname, or sets the system hostname to
.Ar hostname
if specified.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width "12345678"
.It Fl s , Fl \-short
Write the hostname up to but not including the first period.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Nm
will exit 0 on success and non-zero otherwise.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr gethostname 2 ,
.Xr sethostname 2 ,
.Xr hostname 5