NAME

       cdist-type__hostname - Set the hostname

DESCRIPTION

       Set's the hostname on various operating systems.

REQUIRED PARAMETERS

       None.

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

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

MESSAGES

       changed
              Changed the hostname

EXAMPLES

          # take hostname from __target_host
          __hostname

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

AUTHORS

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

COPYING

       Copyright  (C) 2012 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
       General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License,  or
       (at your option) any later version.

4.4.1                                             Dec 18, 2016                           CDIST-TYPE__HOSTNAME(7)