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change-host-name.sh
#!/bin/bash
old=`hostname`
new="$1"
read -p "Change hostname from \"$old\" to \"$new\"? " -n 1 -r
echo
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
then
sudo true
set -v
sudo hostnamectl set-hostname $new
sudo sed -i"" "s#$old#$new#" /etc/hosts
fi
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