# man > hostid(1)

> **TLDR:** Print the numeric identifier for the current host (not necessarily the IP address).
>
- Display the numeric identifier for the current host in hexadecimal:
  `hostid`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       hostid - print the numeric identifier for the current host

## SYNOPSIS
       **hostid **[_OPTION_]

## DESCRIPTION
       Print the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current host.

       **--help **display this help and exit

### --version
              output version information and exit

## AUTHOR
       Written by Jim Meyering.

## REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>>
       Report any translation bugs to <<https://translationproject.org/team/>>

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
       <<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to
       the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO
       [**gethostid**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gethostid/3/markdown)

       Full documentation <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/hostid>>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) hostid invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.4                           January 2026                                   [_HOSTID_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/HOSTID/1/markdown)