cdist-type__hostname(7)
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NAME
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cdist-type__hostname - Set the hostname

Steven Armstrong <steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>


DESCRIPTION
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Set's the hostname on various operating systems.


REQUIRED PARAMETERS
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None.

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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name
   The hostname to set. Defaults to the first segment of __target_host 
   (${__target_host%%.*})


MESSAGES
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changed
    Changed the hostname

EXAMPLES
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.. code-block:: sh

    # take hostname from __target_host
    __hostname

    # set hostname explicitly
    __hostname --name some-static-hostname


SEE ALSO
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- `cdist-type(7) <cdist-type.html>`_


COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2012 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
