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--- docker:containers:assign_a_hostname_to_the_container [2020/05/13 09:18] – peter
+++ docker:containers:assign_a_hostname_to_the_container [2020/07/15 09:30] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-<WRAP center round info 60%>
+<WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  The value supplied to the **--hostname** command is set inside **/etc/hostname** and **/etc/hosts** inside the container.
+**NOTE:**  **<nowiki>--name</nowiki>** and **<nowiki>--hostname</nowiki>** are both useful for identification of containers.
-Consequently, it appears in the command prompt.
+The value supplied to the **--hostname** command is set inside **/etc/hostname** and **/etc/hosts** inside the container.
+Consequently, it appears in the command prompt of the container.
 It plays a role in configuring container DNS.
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 </WRAP>
-<WRAP info>
-**NOTE:** While **<nowiki>--name</nowiki>** and **<nowiki>--hostname</nowiki>** are both useful for identification of containers, sometimes, it's not about naming the container at all.
-Rather, it's about having a container clean up after itself without having to remember to do it yourself.
-</WRAP>