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diff --git a/misc-utils/hostid.c b/misc-utils/hostid.c
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc-utils/hostid.c
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+/* Mitch DSouza - (m.dsouza@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk) */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+
+void main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int verbose = 0;
+
+    if(argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "-v") == 0) {
+	verbose = 1; 
+	argc--;
+	argv++;
+    }
+
+    if (argc==2) {
+	if (sethostid(atoi(argv[1]))!=0) {
+	    perror("sethostid");
+	    exit(1);
+	}
+    } else if (argc==1)	{
+	unsigned long id = gethostid();
+	
+	if(id && verbose) {
+	    printf("Hostid is %lu (0x%lx)\n",id,id);
+	} else if(id) {
+	    printf("0x%lx\n", id);
+	} else {
+	    printf("Usage: %s hostid_number\n",*argv);
+	}
+    }
+    exit(0);
+}