---
name: "avahi-set-host-name"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "avahi"
version: "1:0.9rc5-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/avahi-set-host-name"
---

# avahi-set-host-name(1)

Change mDNS host name

## NAME

avahi-set-host-name - Change mDNS host name

## SYNOPSIS

**avahi-set-host-name** *host-name*

## DESCRIPTION

Set the mDNS host name of a currently running Avahi daemon. The effect of this operation is not persistent across daemon restarts. This operation is usually privileged.

## OPTIONS

- **-v \| --verbose**

  Enable verbose mode.

- **-h \| --help**

  Show help.

- **-V \| --version**

  Show version information.

## AUTHORS

The Avahi Developers \<avahi (at) lists (dot) freedesktop (dot) org\>; Avahi is available from **http://avahi.org/**

## SEE ALSO

**[avahi-daemon(8)](/avahi-daemon/8.md)**

## COMMENTS

This man page was written using **xml2man(1)** by Oliver Kurth.