Hostname Control - Manage Hostnames on Linux | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos

Control hostnames on Linux with hostnamectl. Manage system hostnames and pretty hostnames efficiently using the command line. Free online tool, no registration required.

hostnamectl

Get or set the hostname of the computer. More information: https://manned.org/hostnamectl.

  • Get the hostname of the computer:

hostnamectl

  • Set the hostname of the computer:

sudo hostnamectl set-hostname "{{hostname}}"

  • Set a pretty hostname for the computer:

sudo hostnamectl set-hostname --static "{{hostname.example.com}}" && sudo hostnamectl set-hostname --pretty "{{hostname}}"

  • Reset hostname to its default value:

sudo hostnamectl set-hostname --pretty ""