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# GetHostName

Return host name

## Declaration

Source position: unix.pp line 126

`function GetHostName: string;`

## Description

Get the hostname of the machine on which the process is running. An empty string is returned if hostname is not set.

## Errors

None.

## See also

GetDomainName |  | Return current domain name

## Example

    Program Example40;

    { Program to demonstrate the GetHostName function. }

    Uses unix;

    begin
      Writeln ('Name of this machine is : ',GetHostName);
    end.

Documentation generated on: Feb 26 2014