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31.Dd September 18, 1994
32.Dt DOMAINNAME 1
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm domainname
36.Nd set or print name of current YP/NIS domain
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Nm
39.Op Ar ypdomain
40.Sh DESCRIPTION
41The
42.Nm
43utility prints the name of the current YP/NIS domain.  The super-user can
44set the domain name by supplying an argument; this is usually done in the
45network initialization script
46.Pa /etc/rc.network ,
47normally run at boot
48time.
49.Sh NOTA BENE
50The YP/NIS (formerly ``Yellow Pages'' but renamed for legal reasons)
51domain name does not necessarily have anything to do with the Domain
52Name System domain name, although they are often set equal for administrative
53convenience.
54.Sh SEE ALSO
55.Xr getdomainname 3
56.Sh HISTORY
57The
58.Nm
59command appeared in
60.Fx 1.1 ,
61based on a similar command in
62.Tn SunOS .
63