hostman

A simple command line tool for managing your hosts file. Add, remove or import entries from file or URLs.

Installation

pip install pyhostman

Usage

hostman add [-fqbcvq] [--force] [--path=PATH]
            ( [ENTRY ...] | [--input-file=FILE] | [--input-url=URL] )
hostman remove [-qbcvq] ([--address=<address>] [--names=<names>]) [--path=PATH]
             [--input-file=FILE] [--input-url=URL]
hostman --version

Options

-h --help                    show this help message and exit
--version                    show version and exit
-f --force                   first remove all existing entries that match
--address=ADDRESS            ipv6 or ipv4 address
--names=NAMES                host names
-q --quiet                   report only failures
-p --path=PATH               location of hosts file (attempts to detect default)
-i --input-file=FILE         file containing hosts to import
-u --input-url=URL           url of file containing hosts to import
-b --backup                  create a backup before each change
--exclude=VALUE              comma separated list of names or addresses
                             to exclude from operation [default: 127.0.0.1]
-c --count                   count entries added, replaced and removed
-v --verbose                 print verbose output

Examples

Adding a single entry

hostman add 1.2.3.4 example.com

Importing a list of host entries by URL

hostman add --input-url https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/167103/hosts

Requirements

Tested on python 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, pypy, and pypy3

License

MIT