From: rich@example.invalid   
      
   Marco Moock  wrote:   
   > Hello!   
   >   
   > hostname(1) manpage says:   
   >   
   >        The   host   name   is   usually   set   once   at  system   
   >        startup  in /etc/init.d/hostname.sh (normally by reading the   
   >        contents  of  a  file which contains the host name, e.g.   
   >        /etc/hostname).   
   >   
   > Neither /etc/init.d/hostname.sh nor /etc/hostname exist in my 15.0   
   > system. /etc/HOSTNAME does and is being used by /etc/rc.d/rc.M.   
   >   
   > Is that caused by my installation or a faulty/outdated manpage?   
      
   Slack 15 here, also /etc/HOSTNAME here as well, and capitalized in rc.M   
   also.  Looks to be a Slackware 15 quirk.   
      
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