If you want to change the Computer Name of your Mac (Macbook/iMac/Mac Studio) then you can make use of scutil command using the --set option.
Syntax:
% scutil --set ComputerName "<name>"
Example:
% scutil --set ComputerName "Sam's Macbook Pro"
![scutil is trying to modify the system network configuration scutil is trying to modify the system network configuration](https://code2care.org/macos/change-mac-computer-localhost-name-terminal/images/scutil is trying to modify the system network configuration.jpg)
Note: There are 3 names on Mac that you should be aware of,
- Computer Name: The user-friendly name displayed on the Sharing preference pane and used for identifying your Mac on a local network.
- Localhost Name: The name that is displayed at the bottom of the Sharing Settings window
- Host Name: The name used to identify the computer on a network.
You can change all of them using scutil,
sudo scutil --set ComputerName "<your-new-name>"
sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "<your-new-name>"
sudo scutil --set HostName "<your-new-name>"
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