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+.TH GENHOSTID 1
+.SH NAME
+genhostid \- generate and set a hostid for the current host
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B genhostid
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBgenhostid\fR generates a random hostid and stores it in /etc/hostid,
+if /etc/hostid does not already exist.
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+hostid(1), gethostid(2), sethostid(2)