HOSTID

hostid − print the numeric identifier for the current host

hostid [OPTION]

Print the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current host.

−−help

display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

Written by Jim Meyering.

Report hostid bugs to bug−coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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Report hostid translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

Copyright © 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

The full documentation for hostid is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and hostid programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info coreutils 'hostid invocation'

should give you access to the complete manual.