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diff --git a/man/hostname.xml b/man/hostname.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..de33a74 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/hostname.xml @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- + SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ +--> + +<refentry id="hostname"> + <refentryinfo> + <title>hostname</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>hostname</refname> + <refpurpose>Local hostname configuration file</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <para><filename>/etc/hostname</filename></para> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>The <filename>/etc/hostname</filename> file configures the + name of the local system that is set during boot using the + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sethostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> + system call. It should contain a single newline-terminated + hostname string. Comments (lines starting with a `#') are ignored. + The hostname may be a free-form string up to 64 characters in length; + however, it is recommended that it consists only of 7-bit ASCII lower-case + characters and no spaces or dots, and limits itself to the format allowed + for DNS domain name labels, even though this is not a strict + requirement.</para> + + <para>You may use + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + to change the value of this file during runtime from the command + line. Use + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + to initialize it on mounted (but not booted) system images.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>History</title> + + <para>The simple configuration file format of + <filename>/etc/hostname</filename> originates from Debian + GNU/Linux.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sethostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hostnamed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |