idevicename(1)
π idevicename β the idevicename(1) glow-up π
okay so bestie, welcome to the General Commands Manual page for idevicename, and honestly? she's a lil icon. short, sweet, does exactly one thing and does it flawlessly. no cap.
β¨ NAME β¨
idevicename β show me the device name, or set it to NAME if you actually passed a NAME. that's it. that's the whole job. π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
idevicename [OPTIONS] [NAME]
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
fr fr it's a simple utility to manage the device name. nothing more, nothing less, and the way that it just works? obsessed. π
So here's the vibe check:
- If you call it with no extra argument, this tool will print the current device name. π«Ά
- If you give it a
NAME, the device name will be set to the name you specified. iconic behavior, truly.
π OPTIONS π
-u,--udidUDID β target a specific device byUDID. like calling your bestie by name instead of shouting into the group chat π±-n,--networkβ connect to a network device. remote bestie energy π-d,--debugβ enable communication debugging. for when you wanna see all the receipts π-h,--helpβ prints usage information. she's helpful AND pretty β¨-v,--versionβ prints version information. know your queen's era π
heads up bestie:-u/--udidtakes aUDIDargument β don't just yeet the flag into the void with nothing after it. π
π AUTHOR π
Nikias Bassen β the mastermind, the moment, the main character. π«Ά
π ON THE WEB π
go look, iykyk π§
and that's the whole page, babe β this lil cutie lives in the idevicename(1) manual section, so whenever you pull her up, that's the name on the tin. mwah, slay, periodt, go rename something. ππΈπ
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