Sometimes you need to manage your hosts file /etc/hosts.
Some do it on a daily basis.
This Python script will do it for you faster than lightning ⚡ ✨
Clone and cd into dir.
$ git clone [email protected]:dunderrrrrr/hostf.git && cd hostf/Add to ~/.bashrc.
alias hostf='sudo /usr/bin/python3 /home/user/path/hostf/hostf.py'Reload shell or restart terminal.
$ source ~/.bashrc
$ hostf -a 10.1.1.50 example.com$ hostf -d 10.1.1.50$ hostf
127.0.0.1 localhost
10.1.1.5 test-serv
10.10.1.7 example.com$ hostf -h
usage:
[ADD] hostf -a <ip> <hostname>
[DEL] hostf -d <ip>
hostf will manage /etc/hosts faster than lightning.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-a 10.1.1.5 test.com Add to hosts.
-d 10.1.1.5 Delete from hosts.