1# From: asherman@fmrco.com (Aaron Sherman)
2#
3# This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
4# compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
5#
6# In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
7# programming techniques.
8#
9# Suggested alternative: Sys::Hostname
10#
11sub hostname
12{
13	local(*P,@tmp,$hostname,$_);
14	if (open(P,"hostname 2>&1 |") && (@tmp = <P>) && close(P))
15	{
16		chop($hostname = $tmp[$#tmp]);
17	}
18	elsif (open(P,"uname -n 2>&1 |") && (@tmp = <P>) && close(P))
19	{
20		chop($hostname = $tmp[$#tmp]);
21	}
22	else
23	{
24		die "$0: Cannot get hostname from 'hostname' or 'uname -n'\n";
25	}
26	@tmp = ();
27	close P; # Just in case we failed in an odd spot....
28	$hostname;
29}
30
311;
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