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class method

Socket.gethostname

Socket.gethostname => hostname

Returns the hostname.

Example
p Socket.gethostname #=> "hal"

Note that it is not guaranteed to be able to convert to IP address using gethostbyname, getaddrinfo, etc. If you need local IP address, use Socket.ip_address_list.