Short name
A short name is an abbreviated identifier that omits some components of a fully qualified name.
Podman in Action: Secure, rootless containers for Kubernetes, microservices, and more
A short name is a container image reference that omits the registry and other fully qualified naming components.
- How it is used
- Simplifies Podman image pulls and container creation while selecting among configured registries.
- How deep it goes
- Explains omitted image components, registry search, interactive selection, persistent aliases, and configuration examples.
- Examples
- Uses ubi8, alpine, and ubi8/httpd-24 alongside fully qualified registry.access.redhat.com and docker.io references.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via Podman to pull or create images, choose a registry, and reuse configured short-name aliases.
Elixir in Action, Third Edition
A short node name identifies a distributed Erlang node using a host name without a fully qualified domain name.
- How it is used
- Configures BEAM nodes for local or distributed clusters using host names without fully qualified domains.
- How deep it goes
- Explains naming, resolution, compatibility, inspection, and release configuration, but stops short of distribution protocol internals.
- Examples
- Uses --sname node1@localhost, Node.connect, Node.list, and RELEASE_NODE assignments for release commands.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure short-named IEx nodes, connect them into clusters, and launch releases with RELEASE_NODE.
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Related concepts
- container registryuses · A container registry is a service or repository for storing, managing, and distributing container images and related artifacts.
- node namekind of · A node name is an identifier consisting of a name prefix and host name that identifies a BEAM instance for distributed connections.
- Podmanproduced by · Podman is a daemonless, open-source container engine for building, running, and managing containers and container images.
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