`hostname` no longer supports -f -s or -d flags?

fukawi2 · 2011-06-11 12:02:37

It seems since I updated earlier today that the `hostname` command (coreutils) no longer supports options to return the FQDN, Host part or Domain part of the hostname. Is this expected behavior or a regression in something?

It's not a huge problem since I can extract what I need with string manipulation of $HOSTNAME in bash, but will be annoying to have to mod all my scripts the rely on this behavior...

Ramses de Norre · 2011-06-11 12:05:35

I think this will be fixed by the new versions of coreutils, net-tools and initscripts that are currently in testing.

karol · 2011-06-11 12:07:55

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/24651

fukawi2 · 2011-06-12 01:20:12

Thanks karol, glad to know I'm not the only one missing it

ConnorBehan · 2011-06-12 01:32:37

Is it just me or does the newest coreutils package not even include the hostname command?

karol · 2011-06-12 09:09:25

ConnorBehan wrote:

Is it just me or does the newest coreutils package not even include the hostname command?

[karol@black ~]$ pkgfile hostname
core/gettext
core/net-tools
[karol@black ~]$ pacman -Q coreutils
coreutils 8.12-3
[karol@black ~]$ pacman -Ql coreutils | grep hostname
[karol@black ~]$

So it's just you and me ;P

jean_no · 2011-06-12 16:22:41

Hello

no it's not just you because of that:
http://www.mail-archive.com/arch-dev-pu … 17065.html

This upgrade intends to fix the regression of coreutils' hostname not
being as featureful as net-tools'.

Changes:
- coreutils: revert to not building hostname
- net-tools: revert to building hostname and dnsdomainname
- initscripts: set hostname via /proc (does not use any binary)
- initscripts: remove superfluous dollar sign

Note that ypdomainname and nisdomainname are still provided by yp-tools.

ConnorBehan · 2011-06-12 16:40:40

Ah my problem was that I had installed net-tools 1.60-18 while I still had coreutils 8.12-2 so when I updated coreutils to 8.12-3 that "stole" hostname from my system. And I noticed it was gone right away because netcfg still uses it.

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#1 2011-06-11 12:02:37

`hostname` no longer supports -f -s or -d flags?

#2 2011-06-11 12:05:35

Re: `hostname` no longer supports -f -s or -d flags?

#3 2011-06-11 12:07:55

Re: `hostname` no longer supports -f -s or -d flags?

#4 2011-06-12 01:20:12

Re: `hostname` no longer supports -f -s or -d flags?

#5 2011-06-12 01:32:37

Re: `hostname` no longer supports -f -s or -d flags?

#6 2011-06-12 09:09:25

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#7 2011-06-12 16:22:41

Re: `hostname` no longer supports -f -s or -d flags?

#8 2011-06-12 16:40:40

Re: `hostname` no longer supports -f -s or -d flags?

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