Net::Domain

version 3.15

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#NAME

Net::Domain - Attempt to evaluate the current host's internet name and domain

#SYNOPSIS

use Net::Domain qw(hostname hostfqdn hostdomain domainname);

#DESCRIPTION

Using various methods attempt to find the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the current host. From this determine the host-name and the host-domain.

Each of the functions will return undef if the FQDN cannot be determined.

#Functions

# hostfqdn(): Identify and return the FQDN of the current host.
# domainname(): An alias for hostfqdn().
# hostname(): Returns the smallest part of the FQDN which can be used to identify the host.
# hostdomain(): Returns the remainder of the FQDN after the hostname has been removed.

#EXPORTS

The following symbols are, or can be, exported by this module:

#Default Exports: None.
#Optional Exports: hostname, hostdomain, hostfqdn, domainname.
#Export Tags: None.

#KNOWN BUGS

See https://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Status=Active&Queue=libnet.

#AUTHOR

Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>.

Adapted from Sys::Hostname by David Sundstrom <sunds@asictest.sc.ti.com>.

Steve Hay <shay@cpan.org> is now maintaining libnet as of version 1.22_02.

#COPYRIGHT

#LICENCE

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, i.e. under the terms of either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in the LICENCE file.

#VERSION

Version 3.15

#DATE

20 March 2023

#HISTORY

See the Changes file.

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