Update FreeBSD hostname

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1. Show current hostname

hostname

2. Edit /etc/rc.conf

vim /etc/rc.conf

And modify the hostname

hostname="new-freebsd-hostname"

3. Edit /etc/hosts

vim /etc/hosts

and add new hostname mapping

::1 new-freebsd-hostname
127.0.0.1 new-freebsd-hostname

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