cdist-backup/cdist/conf/explorer/hostname

#!/bin/sh
#
# 2019 Dennis Camera (dennis.camera at ssrq-sds-fds.ch)
#
# This file is part of cdist.
#
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#
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#
#
# Retrieve the running hostname
#

# Firstly, check hostnamectl if available.
if command -v hostnamectl >/dev/null
then
	hostnamectl status --static && exit 0
fi

# In case hostnamectl is missing or failed:
# We fall back to alternative approaches
if [ "$(uname -s)" = Darwin ] && command -v scutil >/dev/null
then
	# Mac OS X
	scutil --get HostName 2>/dev/null
elif command -v hostname >/dev/null
then
	hostname -s
else
	uname -n
fi