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diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml
index 955e79bfd..a29d2f5b7 100644
--- a/man/hostnamectl.xml
+++ b/man/hostnamectl.xml
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@
hostnamectl may be used to
query and change the system hostname and related
- settings.
+ settings.
- This tool distuingishes three different host
+ This tool distinguishes three different host
names: the high-level "pretty" hostname which might
- include all all kinds of special characters
+ include all kinds of special characters
(e.g. "Lennart's Laptop"), the static hostname which
is used to initialize the kernel hostname at boot
(e.g. "lennarts-laptop"), and the transient hostname
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
The static host name is stored in
/etc/hostname, see
hostname5
- for more information. The pretty host name and icon
- name are stored in
+ for more information. The pretty host name, chassis
+ type and icon name are stored in
/etc/machine-info, see
machine-id5.
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
- Execute operation
+ Execute the operation
remotely. Specify a hostname, or
username and hostname separated by @,
to connect to. This will use SSH to
@@ -196,10 +196,36 @@
the Icon
Naming Specification. Pass an
- empty string to this operatoin to
+ empty string to this operation to
reset the icon name to the default
+ value which is determined from chassis
+ type (see below) and possibly other
+ parameters.
+
+
+
+ set-chassis [TYPE]
+
+ Set the chassis
+ type. The chassis type is used by some
+ graphical applications to visualize
+ the host or alter user
+ interaction. Currently, the following
+ chassis types are defined:
+ desktop,
+ laptop,
+ server,
+ tablet,
+ handset, as well as
+ the special chassis types
+ vm and
+ container for
+ virtualized systems that lack an
+ immediate physical chassis. Pass an
+ empty string to this operation to
+ reset the chassis type to the default
value which is determined from the
- system form factor and possibly other
+ firmware and possibly other
parameters.