diff --git a/init.d/hostname b/init.d/hostname
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/init.d/hostname
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env watchman
+
+if [[ -e "/etc/hostname" ]]; then
+	cfg_hostname="$(</etc/hostname)"
+else
+	cfg_hostname='localhost'
+fi
+
+service_type='oneshot'
+service_command='hostname'
+service_args="$cfg_hostname"