diff --git a/plugins/perhost/README.rst b/plugins/perhost/README.rst
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+Per host configuration
+======================
+
+The plugin ``perhost`` allows you to execute a ZSH script named after the
+current hostname. The files live in the directory ``~/.zsh/perhost``.
+
+To create a file with the correct name, type the following::
+
+    vim ~/.zsh/perhost/`hostname`.zsh
diff --git a/plugins/perhost/perhost.plugin.zsh b/plugins/perhost/perhost.plugin.zsh
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+local hostconfig=~/.zsh/perhost/$(hostname).zsh
+if [ -f ${hostconfig} ]; then
+    source ${hostconfig}
+fi