HOSTNAME.exe

Display the host name portion of the full computer name of the computer.

Syntax
      HOSTNAME

Options

   /?    Display Help

The hostname command is only available if the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is installed as a network component.

The computer hostname is usually (but not always) the same as the %COMPUTERNAME% variable.

When called with any argument other than /? hostname sets errorlevel to 1 and prints an error message.

If the environment variable _CLUSTER_NETWORK_NAME_ exists and is populated, then HOSTNAME will return the value of that variable in place of the true Hostname.

Examples

Display the system hostname:

C:\> hostname

“There’s a little bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out” ~ Lou Reed

Related commands

echo %computername%
Equivalent PowerShell cmdlet: $env:COMPUTERNAME
Equivalent bash command: hostname