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scutil — Manage system configuration parameters. More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/s

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Problem

How to use the scutil command: Manage system configuration parameters. More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/scutil.8.html>.

Solution

scutil — Manage system configuration parameters. More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/scutil.8.html>.

Display DNS Configuration:
scutil --dns


Display proxy configuration:
scutil --proxy


Get computer name:
scutil --get ComputerName


Set computer name:
sudo scutil --set ComputerName {{computer_name}}


Get hostname:
scutil --get HostName


Set hostname:
scutil --set HostName {{hostname}}

Code Snippets

Display DNS Configuration

scutil --dns

Display proxy configuration

scutil --proxy

Get computer name

scutil --get ComputerName

Set computer name

sudo scutil --set ComputerName {{computer_name}}

Get hostname

scutil --get HostName

Context

tldr-pages: osx/scutil

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