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, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, pypy, and pypy3
License
MIT