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6 systemd-hostnamed.service, systemd-hostnamed - Daemon to control system
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10 systemd-hostnamed.service
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12 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-hostnamed
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15 systemd-hostnamed.service is a system service that may be used to
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20 It currently offers access to five variables:
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22 · The current hostname (Example: "dhcp-192-168-47-11")
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33 The tool hostnamectl(1) is a command line client to this service.
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39 systemd(1), hostname(5), machine-info(5), hostnamectl(1),
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