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get_defhost

Name

get_defhost -- get default host name [DV]

Synopsis

get_defhost()

Parameters

none

Return Type

string or None

Default host specification

Exceptions

SyntaxError

Too many arguments.

Description

get_defhost() returns the current default host specification, or None if the environment variables should be used. Environment variables will not be looked up.