gethostname
gethostname() -> AbstractString
Get the local machine's host name.
Examples
In the Julia programming language, the function gethostname() is used to retrieve the hostname of the local machine.
julia> gethostname()
"my-computer"Here are some common examples of how to use gethostname():
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Print the hostname:
julia> hostname = gethostname() julia> println("Hostname: ", hostname)This example retrieves the hostname of the local machine and prints it.
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Use the hostname in a string:
julia> hostname = gethostname() julia> message = "Welcome to $hostname!"Here, the hostname is retrieved and used to create a customized message.
- Assign the hostname to a variable:
julia> hostname = gethostname()This example simply assigns the hostname to a variable for later use.
It's worth noting that the gethostname() function returns a value of type AbstractString, which represents a general string type in Julia.
See Also
accept, bind, :@spawn, connect, fetch, getaddrinfo, gethostname, getipaddr, getsockname, init_worker, IPv4, IPv6, isready, issocket, kill, listen, recv, recvfrom, remotecall, remotecall_fetch, remotecall_wait, RemoteRef, send, setopt,User Contributed Notes
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