HOSTID(1) General Commands Manual HOSTID(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

hostid - Print the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current host

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**hostid** \[options]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Print the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current host

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**-h**, **--help**](#h)

Print help

[**-V**, **--version**](#V)

Print version

# [VERSION](#VERSION)

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0

2026-10-29

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Document: hostid(1) from uutils 0.12.0-r5 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils