hostnamectl

Manage hostname and system information.

Ubuntu CentOS Debian Arch SUSE Fedora

Verified: 2026-05-10

Syntax

$hostnamectl [OPTIONS] COMMAND

Examples

$hostnamectl set-hostname my-pc

$hostnamectl status

Typical use cases

Standard usage

hostnamectl --help

Note Systemd-based. For hostname and chassis settings.

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