hostsctl

hostsctl is a command-line tool for managing your system's hosts file. It provides commands for:

• list entries
• exists of entry
• add, remove, enable, and disable entries
• backup and restore hosts file

With the ability to use a template file to save entries within your project.

With options you can specify:

• specify a custom input/output file
• use JSON output format

Table of Contents

• Features
• Commands
• Options
• Installation
• Build with
• License

Commands

• list list the entries in the hosts file
• backup backups the hosts file
• restore restores the hosts file from a backup
• add <hostname> adds entry to the hosts file
• remove <hostname> removes entry from hosts file
• enable <hostname> enables entry in hosts file
• disable <hostname> disables entry in hosts file
• exists <hostname> checks if entry exists in hosts file
• open opens hosts file (using shell execute) - Windows only
• template
  • new creates a new template file
  • list list the entries in the template file
  • add <hostname> adds entry to the template file
  • remove <hostname> removes entry from template file
  • apply applies the template file to the hosts file

Options

• -i|--input <file>: path of input file, default value depends on operating system
• -o|--output <file>: path of output file, default value is same as input file
• -t|--template <template>: path of template file, default value is hosts.ht in working directory
• -j|--json: output as JSON
• <hostname>: host name, ex. app.mydomain.local
• [ip]: ip address, default is 127.0.0.1

Installation

You can install it using the dotnet tool install ppech.dotnet.hostsctl --global command.

To update dotnet.hostsctl to the latest version, use the dotnet tool update command.

Build with

• https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.