diff --git a/applets/usage.c b/applets/usage.c
index 81f4cfc0e..51ab9a813 100644
--- a/applets/usage.c
+++ b/applets/usage.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ const char hostname_usage[] =
 
 	"\t-i\t\tAddresses for the hostname\n"
 	"\t-d\t\tDNS domain name\n"
-	"\t-F FILE\t\tUse the contents of FILE to specify the hostname\n"
+	"\t-F, --file FILE\tUse the contents of FILE to specify the hostname\n"
 #endif
 	;
 #endif
diff --git a/docs/busybox.pod b/docs/busybox.pod
index c9f71cfe7..49048171d 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.pod
+++ b/docs/busybox.pod
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ Options:
 	-s              Short
 	-i              Addresses for the hostname
 	-d              DNS domain name
-	-F FILE         Use the contents of FILE to specify the hostname
+	-F, --file FILE Use the contents of FILE to specify the hostname
 
 Example:
 
@@ -2261,4 +2261,4 @@ Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es>
 
 =cut
 
-# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.74 2000/09/26 22:20:06 andersen Exp $
+# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.75 2000/10/12 22:30:31 andersen Exp $
diff --git a/docs/busybox.sgml b/docs/busybox.sgml
index 9c38979b7..8b015d370 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.sgml
+++ b/docs/busybox.sgml
@@ -1397,10 +1397,10 @@
 
 		<para>
 		<screen>
-			-s	Short
-			-i	Addresses for the hostname
-			-d	DNS domain name
-			-F FILE	Use the contents of FILE to specify the hostname
+			-s		Short
+			-i		Addresses for the hostname
+			-d		DNS domain name
+			-F, --file FILE Use the contents of FILE to specify the hostname
 		</screen>
 		</para>
 
diff --git a/hostname.c b/hostname.c
index 16a28ca43..44d529c83 100644
--- a/hostname.c
+++ b/hostname.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
- * $Id: hostname.c,v 1.14 2000/09/27 02:43:35 kraai Exp $
+ * $Id: hostname.c,v 1.15 2000/10/12 22:30:31 andersen Exp $
  * Mini hostname implementation for busybox
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1999 by Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ int hostname_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				}
 				filename = *(++argv);
 				break;
+			case '-':
+				if (strcmp(++(*argv), "file") || --argc ==0 ) {
+					usage(hostname_usage);
+				}
+				filename = *(++argv);
+				break;
 			default:
 				usage(hostname_usage);
 			}
diff --git a/networking/hostname.c b/networking/hostname.c
index 16a28ca43..44d529c83 100644
--- a/networking/hostname.c
+++ b/networking/hostname.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
- * $Id: hostname.c,v 1.14 2000/09/27 02:43:35 kraai Exp $
+ * $Id: hostname.c,v 1.15 2000/10/12 22:30:31 andersen Exp $
  * Mini hostname implementation for busybox
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1999 by Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ int hostname_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				}
 				filename = *(++argv);
 				break;
+			case '-':
+				if (strcmp(++(*argv), "file") || --argc ==0 ) {
+					usage(hostname_usage);
+				}
+				filename = *(++argv);
+				break;
 			default:
 				usage(hostname_usage);
 			}
diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
index 81f4cfc0e..51ab9a813 100644
--- a/usage.c
+++ b/usage.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ const char hostname_usage[] =
 
 	"\t-i\t\tAddresses for the hostname\n"
 	"\t-d\t\tDNS domain name\n"
-	"\t-F FILE\t\tUse the contents of FILE to specify the hostname\n"
+	"\t-F, --file FILE\tUse the contents of FILE to specify the hostname\n"
 #endif
 	;
 #endif