etc/dists/scripts/slackware-set_hostname.sh

#!/bin/bash
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#
# This script sets hostname inside VE for Slackware like distros
#
# Some parameters are passed in environment variables.
# Required parameters:
#   HOSTNM  - Sets host name for this VE. Modifies /etc/hosts 
function set_host()
{
	local cfgfile="$1"
	local var=$2
	local val=$3
	local host=

	[ -z "${val}" ] && return 0
        if grep -q -E "[[:space:]]${val}" ${cfgfile} 2>/dev/null; then
                return;
        fi
	if echo "${val}" | grep "\." >/dev/null 2>&1; then
		host=${val%%.*}
	fi
	host=" ${val} ${host}"
	put_param2 "${cfgfile}" "${var}" "${host} localhost localhost.localdomain"
}

function set_hostname()
{
	local cfgfile="$1"
	local hostname=$2

	[ -z "${hostname}" ] && return 0
	echo "${hostname}" > ${cfgfile}

	hostname ${hostname}
}

set_host /etc/hosts "127.0.0.1" ${HOSTNM}
set_hostname /etc/HOSTNAME "${HOSTNM}"

exit 0