Re: bug in hostname

[Bob Proulx]

Martin MOKREJ? wrote:
> Hi,
>   hostname(1) does not accept -s option to print short hostname,
> ie. not foo.bar.baz but only foo. It is required on Tru64Unix 5.1A
> during system startup. When  hostname from coreutils is found,
> the system hostname is set improperly(to "-s").

Many software distributions use the net-tools 'hostname' command
instead of the coreutils 'hostname' command.  It provides much more
capability.  Perhaps that would be a good solution for you as well.

  http://www.tazenda.demon.co.uk/phil/net-tools/

Bob

>   Please provide full compatibility:
> 
> hostname(1)                                                       hostnam=
> e(1)
> 
> 
> 
> NAME
> 
>   hostname - Sets or displays the name of the current host system
> 
> SYNOPSIS
> 
>   hostname [-s] [new_name]
> 
> DESCRIPTION
> 
>   The hostname command sets or displays the name of the current host syst=
> em.
>   If you use the -s option, the short form of the host name is displayed.
>   Only the superuser can set the hostname.
> 
> EXAMPLES
> 
>    1.  To display the short form of the local host name, enter:
>             $ hostname -s
>             host1
> 
>    2.  To change the name of the local host, enter:
>             # hostname west
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> addax.gsf.de#  /afs/gsf.de/alpha_dux51/usr/bin/hostname --help
> Usage: /afs/gsf.de/alpha_dux51/usr/bin/hostname [NAME]
>   or:  /afs/gsf.de/alpha_dux51/usr/bin/hostname OPTION
> Print or set the hostname of the current system.
> 
>       --help     display this help and exit
>       --version  output version information and exit
> 
> Report bugs to <address@hidden>.
> addax.gsf.de# rcmgr get HOSTNAME
> addax.gsf.de
> addax.gsf.de# /afs/gsf.de/alpha_dux51/usr/bin/hostname
> addax.gsf.de
> addax.gsf.de# /usr/sbin/hostname
> addax.gsf.de
> addax.gsf.de# /afs/gsf.de/alpha_dux51/usr/bin/hostname -s
> addax.gsf.de# /usr/sbin/hostname
> -s
> addax.gsf.de#
> 
> 
> --=20
> Martin Mokrejs <address@hidden>, <address@hidden>
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