hostnamectl Command Examples
Get or set the hostname of the computer. More information: https://manned.org/hostnamectl.
- Get the hostname of the computer:
hostnamectl
- Set the hostname of the computer:
sudo hostnamectl set-hostname "{{hostname}}"
- Set a pretty hostname for the computer:
sudo hostnamectl set-hostname --static "{{hostname.example.com}}" && sudo hostnamectl set-hostname --pretty "{{hostname}}"
- Reset hostname to its default value:
sudo hostnamectl set-hostname --pretty ""