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32.Dd September 18, 1994
33.Dt DOMAINNAME 1
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm domainname
37.Nd set or print name of current YP/NIS domain
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm
40.Op Ar ypdomain
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Nm
44utility prints the name of the current YP/NIS domain.
45The super-user can
46set the domain name by supplying an argument; this is usually done in the
47network initialization script
48.Pa /etc/rc.network ,
49normally run at boot
50time.
51.Sh NOTES
52The YP/NIS (formerly ``Yellow Pages'' but renamed for legal reasons)
53domain name does not necessarily have anything to do with the Domain
54Name System domain name, although they are often set equal for administrative
55convenience.
56.Sh SEE ALSO
57.Xr getdomainname 3
58.Sh HISTORY
59The
60.Nm
61command appeared in
62.Fx 1.1 ,
63based on a similar command in
64.Tn SunOS .
65