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hostname(5)
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NAME
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hostname - Local host name configuration file
SYNOPSIS
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*/etc/hostname*
DESCRIPTION
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The /etc/hostname file configures the name of the local system that is set during boot. It
should contain a single newline-terminated host name string. The host name may be a free-form string up to 64 characters in length,
however it is recommended that it consists only of 7bit ASCII lower-case characters and no spaces or dots, and limits itself to the
format allowed for DNS domain name labels, even though this is not a strict requirement.
In Arch systems the HOSTNAME variable in /etc/rc.conf is checked for the host name as well, however only as fallback.
HISTORY
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The simple configuration file format of /etc/hostname originates from Debian GNU/Linux.
SEE ALSO
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systemd.hostname(5), hostname(1), hostname(7), rc.conf(5)
AUTHORS
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Original by Lennart Poettering, adapted to Arch Linux by Tom Gundersen.
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