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diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 9e1b593e6d..0000000000 --- a/man/hostnamectl.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,247 +0,0 @@ -<?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"> - -<!-- - This file is part of systemd. - - Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering - - systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it - under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by - the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or - (at your option) any later version. - - systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but - WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU - Lesser General Public License for more details. - - You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License - along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. ---> - -<refentry id="hostnamectl" conditional='ENABLE_HOSTNAMED' - xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> - - <refentryinfo> - <title>hostnamectl</title> - <productname>systemd</productname> - - <authorgroup> - <author> - <contrib>Developer</contrib> - <firstname>Lennart</firstname> - <surname>Poettering</surname> - <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> - </author> - </authorgroup> - </refentryinfo> - - <refmeta> - <refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> - </refmeta> - - <refnamediv> - <refname>hostnamectl</refname> - <refpurpose>Control the system hostname</refpurpose> - </refnamediv> - - <refsynopsisdiv> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>hostnamectl</command> - <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> - <arg choice="req">COMMAND</arg> - </cmdsynopsis> - </refsynopsisdiv> - - <refsect1> - <title>Description</title> - - <para><command>hostnamectl</command> may be used to query and - change the system hostname and related settings.</para> - - <para>This tool distinguishes three different hostnames: the - high-level "pretty" hostname which might include all kinds of - special characters (e.g. "Lennart's Laptop"), the static hostname - which is used to initialize the kernel hostname at boot (e.g. - "lennarts-laptop"), and the transient hostname which is a fallback - value received from network configuration. If a static hostname is - set, and is valid (something other than localhost), then the - transient hostname is not used.</para> - - <para>Note that the pretty hostname has little restrictions on the characters and length used, while the static and - transient hostnames are limited to the usually accepted characters of Internet domain names, and 64 characters at - maximum (the latter being a Linux limitation).</para> - - <para>The static hostname is stored in - <filename>/etc/hostname</filename>, see - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> - for more information. The pretty hostname, chassis type, and icon - name are stored in <filename>/etc/machine-info</filename>, see - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> - - <para>Use - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> - to initialize the system host name for mounted (but not booted) - system images.</para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Options</title> - - <para>The following options are understood:</para> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--no-ask-password</option></term> - - <listitem><para>Do not query the user for authentication for - privileged operations.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--static</option></term> - <term><option>--transient</option></term> - <term><option>--pretty</option></term> - - <listitem><para>If <command>status</command> is invoked (or no explicit command is given) and one of these - switches is specified, <command>hostnamectl</command> will print out just this selected hostname.</para> - - <para>If used with <command>set-hostname</command>, only the selected hostname(s) will be updated. When more - than one of these switches are specified, all the specified hostnames will be updated. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="host" /> - <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="machine" /> - - <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" /> - <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" /> - </variablelist> - - <para>The following commands are understood:</para> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><command>status</command></term> - - <listitem><para>Show current system - hostname and related - information.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <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 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 - (usually <literal>localhost</literal>).</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><command>set-icon-name <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></command></term> - - <listitem><para>Set the system icon name to - <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>. The icon name is used by some - graphical applications to visualize this host. The icon name - should follow the <ulink - url="http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-naming-spec/icon-naming-spec-latest.html">Icon - Naming Specification</ulink>.</para> - - <para>Pass an empty string to reset the icon name to the - default value, which is determined from chassis type (see - below) and possibly other parameters.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><command>set-chassis <replaceable>TYPE</replaceable></command></term> - - <listitem><para>Set the chassis type to - <replaceable>TYPE</replaceable>. The chassis type is used by - some graphical applications to visualize the host or alter - user interaction. Currently, the following chassis types are - defined: - <literal>desktop</literal>, - <literal>laptop</literal>, - <literal>server</literal>, - <literal>tablet</literal>, - <literal>handset</literal>, - <literal>watch</literal>, - <literal>embedded</literal>, - as well as the special chassis types - <literal>vm</literal> and - <literal>container</literal> for virtualized systems that lack - an immediate physical chassis.</para> - - <para>Pass an empty string to reset the chassis type to the - default value which is determined from the firmware and - possibly other parameters.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><command>set-deployment <replaceable>ENVIRONMENT</replaceable></command></term> - - <listitem><para>Set the deployment environment description. - <replaceable>ENVIRONMENT</replaceable> must be a single word - without any control characters. One of the following is - suggested: - <literal>development</literal>, - <literal>integration</literal>, - <literal>staging</literal>, - <literal>production</literal>. - </para> - - <para>Pass an empty string to reset to the default empty - value.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><command>set-location <replaceable>LOCATION</replaceable></command></term> - - <listitem><para>Set the location string for the system, if it - is known. <replaceable>LOCATION</replaceable> should be a - human-friendly, free-form string describing the physical - location of the system, if it is known and applicable. This - may be as generic as <literal>Berlin, Germany</literal> or as - specific as <literal>Left Rack, 2nd Shelf</literal>.</para> - - <para>Pass an empty string to reset to the default empty - value.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Exit status</title> - - <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code - otherwise.</para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>See Also</title> - <para> - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</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> |