fish-shell/doc_src/cmds/prompt_hostname.rst

.. _cmd-prompt_hostname:

prompt_hostname - print the hostname, shortened for use in the prompt
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Synopsis
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``prompt_hostname``

Description
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``prompt_hostname`` prints a shortened version the current hostname for use in the prompt. It will print just the first component of the hostname, everything up to the first dot.

Examples
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::

    function fish_prompt
        echo -n (whoami)@(prompt_hostname) (prompt_pwd) '$ '
    end

::

    # The machine's full hostname is foo.bar.com
    >_ prompt_hostname
    foo