MS-DOS and Windows command line hostname command

The hostname command displays the hostname of the machine that is running it.

Availability

Hostname is an external command and is available for the following Microsoft operating systems as hostname.exe.

• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows 10
• Windows 11

Hostname syntax

hostname [/?]

Hostname examples

hostname

Display the hostname for the computer.

hostname /?

Display a help message.