How UNIX Systems Remember Their Name

uname	Each computer on a network needs a name. On many UNIX versions, the uname -n command shows you this name. (GNU uname is on the tutorial. The install program will only install uname if your system has the facilities to work with it.) On some systems, the command hostname or uuname -l (two us, lowercase L) may be what you want. If you use more than one system, the hostname is great to use in a shell prompt - or any time you forget where you're logged in.

Each computer on a network needs a name. On many UNIX versions, the uname -n command shows you this name. (GNU uname is on the tutorial. The install program will only install uname if your system has the facilities to work with it.) On some systems, the command hostname or uuname -l (two us, lowercase L) may be what you want. If you use more than one system, the hostname is great to use in a shell prompt - or any time you forget where you're logged in.

- JP