2.3 KiB
Hosts
A command line program with shortcuts for managing hosts file entries.
Installation
To get started, add the hosts script to your path.
Homebrew
To install with homebrew, use the following command:
brew install alphabetum/taps/hosts
Usage
Usage:
hosts
hosts add <ip> <hostname>
hosts remove ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> ) [--force]
hosts list [enabled | disabled | <search string>]
hosts show ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> )
hosts disable ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> )
hosts enable ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> )
hosts edit
hosts file
For full usage, run:
hosts help
For help with a particular command, try:
hosts help <command name>
Commands
hosts add <ip> <hostname>
Add a given IP address and hostname pair.
hosts remove ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> ) [--force]
Remove one or more records based on a given IP address, hostname, or search
string. When the --force option is used, the confirmation prompt is
supressed.
hosts list [enabled | disabled | <search string>]
List the existing IP / hostname pairs, optionally limited to a specified state. When provided with a seach string, all matching enabled records will be printed.
hosts show ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> )
Print entries matching a given IP address, hostname, or search string.
hosts disable ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> )
Disable one or more records based on a given ip address, hostname, or search string.
hosts enable ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> )
Enable one or more disabled records based on a given ip address, hostname, or search string.
hosts edit
Open the hosts file (/etc/hosts) file in your editor.
hosts file
Print the entire contents of the /etc/hosts file.
Why
Although it's easy to just edit the hosts file manually, it's nice to have a structured way to edit it and keep things a little organized.
Acknowledgements
Based on prior work by:
Original idea and interface (since changed) via: