NAME

       pmhostname - report hostname

SYNOPSIS

       pmhostname [-?]  [hostname]

DESCRIPTION

       pmhostname reports the name of the host hostname as returned by gethostbyname(3).

       If hostname is not specified, then the local host name is retrieved using gethostname(2) and this is than
       passed to gethostbyname(3).

       pmhostname  provides  a  service for shell scripts that mimics the logic formerly used by Performance Co-
       Pilot applications when trying to determine the official name of a host.  PCP applications no longer  use
       DNS-based heuristics, and therefore this command is deprecated.

       If   gethostbyname(3)   fails,  the  input  host  name  (either  hostname  or  the  result  from  calling
       gethostname(2)) is reported.

OPTIONS

       The available command line options are:

       -?, --help
            Display usage message and exit.

PCP ENVIRONMENT

       Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the file and directory names used  by
       PCP.   On  each  installation, the file /etc/pcp.conf contains the local values for these variables.  The
       $PCP_CONF variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration file, as described in pcp.conf(5).

SEE ALSO

       nslookup(1), gethostname(2), gethostbyname(3), pcp.conf(5), pcp.env(5) and resolver(5).

Performance Co-Pilot                                   PCP                                         PMHOSTNAME(1)