Linux Command Cheat Sheet/Show or set hostname

Inspect hostname, OS, and virtualization metadata.

Section: System Information and Hardware

Show or set hostname

bash
bash
hostnamectl
Explanation

On systemd systems this is richer than plain `hostname`.

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