prompt_hostname - print the hostname, shortened for use in the prompt — fish-shell 4.0.2 documentation

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

## 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