1HOSTID(1)                   General Commands Manual                  HOSTID(1)
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NAME

6       hostid - set or print identifier of current host system
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SYNOPSIS

9       hostid [ identifier ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  hostid  command prints the identifier of the current host in hexa‐
13       decimal.  This numeric value is expected to be unique across all  hosts
14       and is commonly set to the host's Internet address.  The super-user can
15       set the hostid by giving a hexadecimal argument or the  hostname;  this
16       is usually done in the startup script /etc/rc.local.
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SEE ALSO

19       gethostid(2), sethostid(2)
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