goodhosts cli, fork of Lex Toumbourou's project goodhosts
Simple hosts file (/etc/hosts) management in a Go cli. One simple
interface for any OS or architecture, script and automate hosts file updates using one simple tool.
- List, add, remove and check hosts file entries from code or the command-line
- Remove by IP, Host, or IP/Host
checkreturns proper exit codes for scripting e.g.goodhosts check 10.0.5.12 || echo "Missing hosts entry for 10.0.5.12"
- linux/darwin/windows support
- Custom hosts file support
- Backup/Restore
- Quick inline editor (vim/nano)
Visit the releases page and download the proper binary for your
architecture. Unzip and run in place, put in your system path (linux: /usr/local/bin win: ~/bin) for easier access.
For full usage directions simply call goodhosts -h
$ goodhosts --help
NAME:
goodhosts - manage your hosts file goodly
USAGE:
goodhosts [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
COMMANDS:
check, c Check if ip or host exists
list, ls List all entries in the hostsfile
add, a Add an entry to the hostsfile
remove, rm, r Remove ip or host(s) if exists
debug, d Show debug table for hosts file
backup Backup hosts file
restore Restore hosts file from backup
edit, e Open hosts file in an editor, default vim
help, h Shows a list of commands or help for one command
GLOBAL OPTIONS:
--file value, -f value override the default hosts: /etc/hosts
--debug, -d Turn on verbose debug logging (default: false)
--quiet, -q Turn on off all logging (default: false)
--help, -h show help (default: false)
Each sub-command can be called with a -h option to see detailed help information.
$ ./goodhosts list -h
NAME:
goodhosts list - List all entries in the hostsfile
USAGE:
goodhosts list [command options] [arguments...]
OPTIONS:
--all Show all entries in the hosts file including commented lines. (default: false)
--help, -h show help (default: false)