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+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
+
+<refentry id="systemd-hostnamed.service" conditional='ENABLE_HOSTNAMED'>
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-hostnamed.service</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-hostnamed.service</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-hostnamed.service</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-hostnamed</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Daemon to control system hostname from programs</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>systemd-hostnamed.service</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-hostnamed</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-hostnamed.service</filename> is a system service that may be used to change the
+ system's hostname and related machine metadata from user programs. It is automatically activated on
+ request and terminates itself when unused.</para>
+
+ <para>It currently offers access to five variables:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>The current hostname (Example: <literal>dhcp-192-168-47-11</literal>)</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>The static (configured) hostname (Example:
+ <literal>lennarts-computer</literal>)</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>The pretty hostname (Example: <literal>Lennart's Computer</literal>)</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>A suitable icon name for the local host (Example:
+ <literal>computer-laptop</literal>)</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>A chassis type (Example: <literal>tablet</literal>)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></para>
+
+ <para>The tool
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ is a command line client to this service.</para>
+
+ <para>See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.hostname1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ and
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.LogControl1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for a description of the D-Bus API.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sethostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>