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Created August 29, 2014 18:03
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Script to change hostnames on debian systems
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changehostname.sh
#!/bin/bash
if [[ "$#" -ne 1 ]]; then
echo "$0 usage: newhostname (run as root)"
exit 1
fi
name=$(hostname)
hostname $1
sed -i "s/$name/$1/" /etc/hosts
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