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1 | # From: asherman@fmrco.com (Aaron Sherman) |
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2 | # |
3 | # This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward |
4 | # compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it. |
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5 | # This legacy library is deprecated and will be removed in a future |
6 | # release of perl. |
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7 | # |
8 | # In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl |
9 | # programming techniques. |
10 | # |
11 | # Suggested alternative: Sys::Hostname |
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12 | |
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13 | sub hostname |
14 | { |
15 | local(*P,@tmp,$hostname,$_); |
16 | if (open(P,"hostname 2>&1 |") && (@tmp = <P>) && close(P)) |
17 | { |
18 | chop($hostname = $tmp[$#tmp]); |
19 | } |
20 | elsif (open(P,"uname -n 2>&1 |") && (@tmp = <P>) && close(P)) |
21 | { |
22 | chop($hostname = $tmp[$#tmp]); |
23 | } |
24 | else |
25 | { |
26 | die "$0: Cannot get hostname from 'hostname' or 'uname -n'\n"; |
27 | } |
28 | @tmp = (); |
29 | close P; # Just in case we failed in an odd spot.... |
30 | $hostname; |
31 | } |
32 | |
33 | 1; |