How do I get the localhost name in PowerShell

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How do I get the localhost  machine  name in PowerShell  I am using PowerShell 1 0

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An analogue of the bat file code in Powershell

Cmd

wmic path Win32_ComputerSystem get Name

Powershell

Get-WMIObject Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty name

and ...

hostname.exe

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In PowerShell Core v6  works on macOS  Linux and Windows     Environment   MachineName

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All above questions are correct but if you want the hostname and domain name try this     System Net DNS   GetHostByName     HostName

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hostname also works just fine in Powershell

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You can just use the  NET Framework method    System Net Dns   GetHostName    also   env COMPUTERNAME

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A slight tweak on  CPU-100 s answer  for the local FQDN    System Net DNS   GetHostByName  Null  HostName

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Don t forget that all your old console utilities work just fine in PowerShell   PS gt  hostname KEITH1

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Long form   get-content env computername   Short form   gc env computername

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