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

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

Synopsis

.. synopsis::

prompt_hostname

Description

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

::

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

::

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