Have you grown weary of working with your hosts file? Are you tired of editing it in your editor of choice? Look no further, traveler! hostsfile is a tool to elevate your suffering.

Want to add a domain to your hosts file? Easy!

sudo hostsfile add 127.0.0.1 example.com

example.com added to hosts file!

Change your mind? You always were unpredictable!

sudo hostsfile remove example.com

example.com removed from hosts file!

Maybe you'd like only to pause your addition...

sudo hostsfile pause example.com

example.com paused!

But wait! Let's let it live again!

sudo hostsfile resume example.com

example.com resumed!

These instructions are for macOS. The script should work on most Linux distributions, but hasn't been tested.

For those of you that use bash scripts regularly, I'll assume you have a directory somewhere with your scripts. Just add hostsfile to your directory, give it the proper permissions, and you should be good to go.

Follow along below if you're new to bash scripts or need a little refresher. This is adapted from the wonderful tutorial from Tania Rascia called How to Create and Use Bash Scripts.

1. Open your terminal.

2. Create a bin directory in your home directory.

cd ~
mkdir bin

3. Export your bin directory.

sudo nano ~/.bash_profile # open .bash_profile

Add the following line:

export PATH=$PATH:/Users/your_user/bin

Be sure to replace "your_user" with your directory name.

Exit nano CRTL+X and save.

4. Clone this repo and copy the hostsfile to your /bin directory.

cd ~/Code # navigate somewhere other than /bin
git clone https://github.com/mattsparks/hostsfile.git
cd hostsfile
cp hostsfile /Users/your_user/bin/hostsfile

5. Make it executable.

cd ~/bin # navigate to your bin if you're not there
chmod u+x hostsfile

I have zero doubt that this code can be improved. I'd love your contribution!

1. Fork this repo.
2. Create a new branch.
3. Send pull request.