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Bash Script to Manage /etc/hosts file for adding/removing hostnames.
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#!/bin/sh | |
# PATH TO YOUR HOSTS FILE | |
ETC_HOSTS=/etc/hosts | |
# DEFAULT IP FOR HOSTNAME | |
IP="127.0.0.1" | |
# Hostname to add/remove. | |
HOSTLINE=$2 | |
echo "+$1+$HOSTLINE+" | |
removeline() { | |
if [ -n "$(grep -E "^$HOSTLINE$" $ETC_HOSTS)" ]; then | |
echo "$HOSTLINE Found in your $ETC_HOSTS, Removing now..."; | |
sudo sed -i '' "/^$HOSTLINE/d" $ETC_HOSTS | |
else | |
echo "$HOSTLINE was not found in your $ETC_HOSTS" | |
fi | |
} | |
addline() { | |
if [ -n "$(grep -E "^$HOSTLINE$" $ETC_HOSTS)" ]; then | |
echo "$HOSTLINE Found in your $ETC_HOSTS, Removing now..."; | |
else | |
echo "$HOSTLINE was not found in your $ETC_HOSTS, Adding now..."; | |
sudo -- sh -c -e "echo '$HOSTLINE' >> /etc/hosts"; | |
if [ -n "$(grep -E "^$HOSTLINE$" $ETC_HOSTS)" ]; then | |
echo "$HOSTLINE was added successfully"; | |
else | |
echo "Failed to Add $HOSTLINE, Try again!" | |
fi | |
fi | |
} | |
$1 |
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