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diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml
index eac304012e..a158e67519 100644
--- a/man/hostnamectl.xml
+++ b/man/hostnamectl.xml
@@ -146,13 +146,14 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>set-hostname [NAME]</command></term>
+ <term><command>set-hostname <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></command></term>
<listitem><para>Set the system
- hostname. By default, this will alter
- the pretty, the static, and the
- transient hostname alike; however, if
- one or more of
+ 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,
@@ -173,55 +174,61 @@
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. Pass the empty
- string <literal></literal> as the
- hostname to reset the selected
- hostnames to their default (usually
+ 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 [NAME]</command></term>
+ <term><command>set-icon-name <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></command></term>
<listitem><para>Set the system icon
- name. The icon name is used by some
- graphical applications to visualize
- this host. The icon name should follow
- the <ulink
+ 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>. Pass an
- empty string to this operation to
- reset the icon name to the default
- value, which is determined from chassis
- type (see below) and possibly other
+ 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 [TYPE]</command></term>
+ <term><command>set-chassis <replaceable>TYPE</replaceable></command></term>
- <listitem><para>Set the chassis
- type. The chassis type is used by some
+ <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:
+ 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>, as well as
+ <literal>handset</literal>,
+ <literal>watch</literal>, as well as
the special chassis types
<literal>vm</literal> and
<literal>container</literal> for
virtualized systems that lack an
- immediate physical chassis. Pass an
- empty string to this operation to
- reset the chassis type to the default
- value which is determined from the
- firmware and possibly other
- parameters.</para></listitem>
+ 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>
</variablelist>