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diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml index de154020d6..b1f038156d 100644 --- a/man/hostnamectl.xml +++ b/man/hostnamectl.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?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"> + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> <!-- This file is part of systemd. @@ -22,276 +22,239 @@ --> <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 default 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 used, while the static - and transient hostnames are limited to the usually - accepted characters of Internet domain names.</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 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> - - <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> - </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 - 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> - - <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> + 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 default + 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 used, while the static and transient hostnames are + limited to the usually accepted characters of Internet domain + names.</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 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> + + <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> + </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 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> + + <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> |