RFE: hostname -s

[David Kaelbling]

On IRIX the /usr/bsd/hostname command supports a "-s" option that makes
it return the simple (no domain) version of the host name:

        orchietta 15> hostname
        orchietta.hudson.sgi.com

        orchietta 16> hostname -s
        orchietta

It would be nice if the GNU sh-utils hostname also dealt with this
option, as currently some scripts that are sloppy with the PATH settings
break with messages like this:

        hostname: cannot set hostname to `-s': Operation not permitted

Naturally such scripts are wrong, but still...

        Thanks,
        David

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David KAELBLING <address@hidden>            Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
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