In Terminal, my <name>@<computer name> should be:
<name>@MyMac, and the prompt should look like:
<name>@MyMac ~%
somehow, my computer name acquired an addition:
<name>@MyMac-WiFi, and the prompt now looks like:
<name>@MyMac-WiFi ~ %
For the life of me, I cannot remember what I did to add the "-WiFi", and can't find a way to fix it. I'm sure it's so simple that I don't see it.
Advice? Thank you - Andy
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.6
In System Settings>Network>Sharing... scrol to bottom>Local Hostname>Edit... rename the part before .local
In System Settings>Network>Sharing... scrol to bottom>Local Hostname>Edit... rename the part before .local
Ah, good work finding it, sorry.
Are you logged into another device?
Are you running any VPN?
Thanks to MrHoffman, lets see if this helps nrrow it down...
scutil —-get ComputerName # the ”friendly” name
scutil —-get LocalHostName # the Bonjour / mDNS / ZeroConf host name
scutil —-get HostName # should be the same as what hostname command returns
Oh, just checking,have you quit & restarted Terminal?
Based on your feedback, and my dealing with an older OS (yeah, I know.... it's coming), I thought MacOS might be turning on the "-WiFi" part when WiFi is turned on (I have both Wired and WiFi turned on, per Apple instructions). I turned off my WiFi, and the Terminal ID showed my network without the "-WiFi"; when I turned WiFi back on, the "-WiFi" came back in terminal. It's clear that Terminal has a sensor for WiFi and chooses to broadcast it on every prompt. I'm using the basic Terminal in /etc/zshrc.
Not on VPN, standard Internet connection via Spectrum cable, not logged in elsewhere. But that was helpful in narrowing the possibilities.
Thank you for your help! You provided the missing link to find the problem.
+1 to BDAqua's simple solution.
Thank you, that would work, except that "Network" has no "Sharing" option. Perhaps the issue is that my iMac is 2017, Intel, limited to Ventura 13.6.9? I will look to where "Local Hostname" resides on my system. That is exactly what I am looking for. Much appreciated!
Per chance are you using a ZSH shell configuration file when using the Terminal app?
I did find it under System Settings > General > Sharing > Local hostname -- and that hostname is already what I want "MyMac.local" in this example, the "-Wifi" is not there, but is in Terminal.
Thanks, interesting, I wonder why not here?
Good question.:)
Terminal: how to fix computer name
