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| -rw-r--r-- | man/hostnamectl.xml | 24 |
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diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml index 589a252ea8..a7f89b918d 100644 --- a/man/hostnamectl.xml +++ b/man/hostnamectl.xml @@ -138,22 +138,14 @@ <varlistentry> <term><command>set-hostname <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></command></term> - <listitem><para>Set the system hostname to - <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>. By default, this will alter - the pretty, the static, and the transient hostname alike; - however, if one or more of <option>--static</option>, - <option>--transient</option>, <option>--pretty</option> are - used, only the selected hostnames are changed. If the pretty - hostname is being set, and static or transient are being set - as well, the specified hostname will be simplified in regards - to the character set used before the latter are updated. This - is done by replacing spaces with <literal>-</literal> and - removing special characters. This ensures that the pretty and - the static hostname are always closely related while still - following the validity rules of the specific name. This - simplification of the hostname string is not done if only the - transient and/or static host names are set, and the pretty - host name is left untouched.</para> + <listitem><para>Set the system hostname to <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>. By default, this will alter the + pretty, the static, and the transient hostname alike; however, if one or more of <option>--static</option>, + <option>--transient</option>, <option>--pretty</option> are used, only the selected hostnames are changed. If + the pretty hostname is being set, and static or transient are being set as well, the specified hostname will be + simplified in regards to the character set used before the latter are updated. This is done by removing special + characters and spaces. This ensures that the pretty and the static hostname are always closely related while + still following the validity rules of the specific name. This simplification of the hostname string is not done + if only the transient and/or static host names are set, and the pretty host name is left untouched.</para> <para>Pass the empty string <literal></literal> as the hostname to reset the selected hostnames to their default |