In my mt-daapd config file is the line
name = %h which, if I understand correctly, when my hostname is aCoolHostname this will evaluate to
name = acoolhostname in lowercase.
How do I use the %h but keep the lovely case formatting?
1 Answer
Consult the documentation for mt-daapd -- being unable to find any after a quick Google search, my best-guess inclination is that %h expands to the local system's hostname, and hostnames are case-insensitive (RFC 952, RFC 1123).
The internet has no respect for your "lovely" capitalization, so the software sees no reason to preserve it. If my guess is correct the only way to preserve it would be to manually specify the hostname (with the capitalization you want) instead of using the expansion macro %h, and this does not guarantee that the software wouldn't just throw away the capitalization again, as it's meaningless in the context of hostnames.
Bottom line: you probably want to get used to seeing your hostname in lower case :-)
answered Apr 10, 2012 at 21:48
- He probably has a domain name like whorepresents.com, expertsexchange.com or therapistfinder.com and wants to make sure no one misunderstands :)cjc– cjc2012-04-10 21:53:19 +00:00Commented Apr 10, 2012 at 21:53
- @cjc, don't forget about PenIsland.comglenn jackman– glenn jackman2012-04-10 22:23:18 +00:00Commented Apr 10, 2012 at 22:23
- @glennjackman I'm not touching that one :-)voretaq7– voretaq72012-04-11 15:27:33 +00:00Commented Apr 11, 2012 at 15:27
%hin the shell would look for a job name starting withh, not a hostname.%his like asking the doctor to tell you why your arm hurts. While you're in New York, USA and the doctor is in Sidney, Australia. The documentation for themt-daapdconfiguration file would be a better place to start :-)