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# Hosts
A command line program with shortcuts for managing hosts file entries.
## Installation
### Homebrew
To install with [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/):
brew tap alphabetum/taps && brew install alphabetum/taps/hosts
### bpkg
To install with [bpkg](http://www.bpkg.io/):
bpkg install alphabetum/hosts
### Manual
To install manually, simply add the `hosts` script to your `$PATH`. If
you already have a `~/bin` directory, you can use the following command:
curl -L https://raw.github.com/alphabetum/hosts/master/hosts \
-o ~/bin/hosts && chmod +x ~/bin/hosts
## Usage
Usage:
hosts
hosts add <ip> <hostname> [comment]
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 disabled
hosts enable ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> )
hosts enabled
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> [comment]`
Add a given IP address and hostname pair, along with an optional comment.
###### `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 disabled`
List all disabled records. This is an alias for `hosts list disabled`.
###### `hosts enable ( <ip> | <hostname> | <search string> )`
Enable one or more disabled records based on a given ip address, hostname,
or search string.
###### `hosts enabled`
List all enabled records. This is an alias for `hosts list enabled`.
###### `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:
- https://github.com/nddrylliog
- https://gist.github.com/nddrylliog/1368532
- https://github.com/dfeyer
- https://gist.github.com/dfeyer/1369760
Original idea and interface (since changed) via:
https://github.com/macmade/host-manager