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My username is hrk and I am currently logged in as hrk on the hostname of Hrishikeshs-MacBook-Pro.
Why is the output of the following 2 commands different?
Shouldn't the output be the same?
Where can I find the official explanation for thisbesides the man defaults page?

defaults -host hrkHrishikeshs-MacBook-Pro read -globalDomain

My username is hrk and I am currently logged in as hrk.
Why is the output of the following 2 commands different?
Where can I find the official explanation for this?

defaults -host hrk read -globalDomain

My username is hrk and I am currently logged in as hrk on the hostname of Hrishikeshs-MacBook-Pro.
Why is the output of the following 2 commands different?
Shouldn't the output be the same?
Where can I find the official explanation besides the man defaults page?

defaults -host Hrishikeshs-MacBook-Pro read -globalDomain

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What is the difference between `defaults -currentHost read -globalDomain` and `defaults -host hrk read -globalDomain`?

My username is hrk and I am currently logged in as hrk.
Why is the output of the following 2 commands different?
Where can I find the official explanation for this?

defaults -host hrk read -globalDomain

{
    AKLastEmailListRequestDateKey = "2022-10-26 21:50:38 +0000";
    AKLastIDMSEnvironment = 0;
    AppleAntiAliasingThreshold = 4;
    AppleInterfaceStyle = Dark;
    AppleLanguages =     (
        "en-IN"
    );
    AppleLanguagesDidMigrate = "12.6";
    AppleLanguagesSchemaVersion = 2000;
    AppleLocale = "en_IN";
    AppleMeasurementUnits = Centimeters;
    AppleMetricUnits = 1;
    AppleMiniaturizeOnDoubleClick = 0;
    AppleShowAllExtensions = 1;
    AppleTemperatureUnit = Celsius;
    NSAutomaticCapitalizationEnabled = 1;
    NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled = 1;
    NSAutomaticPeriodSubstitutionEnabled = 1;
    NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled = 1;
    NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled = 1;
    NSAutomaticTextCompletionEnabled = 1;
    NSLinguisticDataAssetsRequestLastInterval = 86400;
    NSLinguisticDataAssetsRequestTime = "2022-10-26 14:45:16 +0000";
    NSLinguisticDataAssetsRequested =     (
        en
    );
    NSLinguisticDataAssetsRequestedByChecker =     (
        en
    );
    NSPreferredWebServices =     {
        NSWebServicesProviderWebSearch =         {
            NSDefaultDisplayName = Google;
            NSProviderIdentifier = "com.google.www";
        };
    };
    NSUserDictionaryReplacementItems =     (
                {
            on = 1;
            replace = omw;
            with = "On my way!";
        }
    );
    WebAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled = 1;
    "com.apple.finder.SyncExtensions" =     {
        collaborationMap =         {
        };
        dirMap =         {
        };
    };
    "com.apple.sound.beep.flash" = 0;
    "com.apple.springing.delay" = "0.5";
    "com.apple.springing.enabled" = 1;
    "com.apple.trackpad.forceClick" = 1;
    "com.apple.trackpad.scaling" = 1;
    userMenuExtraStyle = 2;
}

defaults -currentHost read -globalDomain

{
    "com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior" = 1;
    "com.apple.trackpad.enableSecondaryClick" = 1;
    "com.apple.trackpad.fiveFingerPinchSwipeGesture" = 2;
    "com.apple.trackpad.fourFingerHorizSwipeGesture" = 2;
    "com.apple.trackpad.fourFingerPinchSwipeGesture" = 2;
    "com.apple.trackpad.fourFingerVertSwipeGesture" = 2;
    "com.apple.trackpad.momentumScroll" = 1;
    "com.apple.trackpad.pinchGesture" = 1;
    "com.apple.trackpad.rotateGesture" = 1;
    "com.apple.trackpad.scrollBehavior" = 2;
    "com.apple.trackpad.threeFingerDragGesture" = 0;
    "com.apple.trackpad.threeFingerHorizSwipeGesture" = 2;
    "com.apple.trackpad.threeFingerTapGesture" = 0;
    "com.apple.trackpad.threeFingerVertSwipeGesture" = 2;
    "com.apple.trackpad.twoFingerDoubleTapGesture" = 1;
    "com.apple.trackpad.twoFingerFromRightEdgeSwipeGesture" = 3;
    "com.apple.trackpad.version" = 5;
}

PS -
Not a duplicate of - What is 'currentHost' for, in defaults?