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diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml index 60004e9d04..9e1b593e6d 100644 --- a/man/hostnamectl.xml +++ b/man/hostnamectl.xml @@ -71,10 +71,9 @@ 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 used, while the static and transient hostnames are - limited to the usually accepted characters of Internet domain - names.</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 @@ -107,15 +106,11 @@ <term><option>--transient</option></term> <term><option>--pretty</option></term> - <listitem><para>If <command>status</command> is used (or no - explicit command is given) and one of those fields is given, - <command>hostnamectl</command> will print out just this - selected hostname.</para> + <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 - those options is used, all the specified hostnames will be - updated. </para></listitem> + <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" /> @@ -139,22 +134,14 @@ <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 |