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6 pmhostname - report hostname
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9 $PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmhostname [hostname]
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12 pmhostname reports the name of the host hostname as returned by geth‐
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15 If hostname is not specified, then the local host name is retrieved
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18 pmhostname provides a service for shell scripts that mimics the logic
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20 determine the official name of a host. PCP applications no longer use
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23 If gethostbyname(3) fails, the input host name (either hostname or the
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28 file and directory names used by PCP. On each installation, the file
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