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To: "Thomas Widlundh" <tw@ettnet.se>
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Subject: Re: comp name 
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Hostname is set in /etc/rc.conf

hostname="yourhostname.domain.name"

The program "hostname" will spit it out to you.

The program "domainname" will spit out what the host thinks its domainname
is (if it is set).

 - Mike

> Hi,
> Where in fBSD can I find the name of my computer?
> That is, the name of the comp in a network.
> It is sometimes shown in the prompt.
> Thanks,
> Thomas
> 
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