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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.  The super-user can
45set the domain name by supplying an argument;
46this is usually done at boot time by setting the
47.Va nisdomainname
48variable in
49.Pa /etc/rc.conf .
50.Sh NOTA BENE
51The YP/NIS (formerly ``Yellow Pages'' but renamed for legal reasons)
52domain name does not necessarily have anything to do with the Domain
53Name System domain name, although they are often set equal for administrative
54convenience.
55.Sh SEE ALSO
56.Xr getdomainname 3 ,
57.Xr rc.conf 5
58.Sh HISTORY
59The
60.Nm
61command appeared in
62.Fx 1.1 ,
63based on a similar command in
64.Tn SunOS .
65