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Date:      Mon, 20 Dec 1999 19:00:03 -0800 (PST)
From:      William Richard <wdr@tdl.com>
To:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: docs/14319: hostname(1) doesn't mention rc.conf
Message-ID:  <199912210300.TAA96269@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR docs/14319; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: William Richard <wdr@tdl.com>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: docs/14319: hostname(1) doesn't mention rc.conf
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 18:52:54 -0800

 How about this:
 
 *** src/bin/hostname/hostname.1.old     Sun Aug 29 07:12:37 1999
 --- src/bin/hostname/hostname.1 Mon Dec 20 18:46:18 1999
 ***************
 *** 51,56 ****
 --- 51,61 ----
   normally run at boot
   time.
   .Pp
 + The canonical way to define the hostname at boot time is with the
 + .Va hostname
 + variable in
 + .Pa /etc/rc.conf .
 + .Pp
   Options:
   .Bl -tag -width flag
   .It Fl s
 ***************
 *** 58,64 ****
   name.
   .El
   .Sh SEE ALSO
 ! .Xr gethostname 3
   .Sh HISTORY
   The
   .Nm
 --- 63,70 ----
   name.
   .El
   .Sh SEE ALSO
 ! .Xr gethostname 3 ,
 ! .Xr rc.conf 5
   .Sh HISTORY
   The
   .Nm
 


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