etchost

Simple cli library to allow, fast allow/block of domains in /etc/hosts by adding, commenting and uncommenting 127.0.0.1 host entries

OS Support:

• MacOS/Linux: /etc/hosts
• Windows: C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts

Node Support >= 4.2.0

install

npm install -g etchost 

usage

root privilege is required to modify hosts file

etchost [options] <hostname> [hostnames...]

  Options:

    -a, --allow  block host
    -b, --block  allow host
    -h, --help   output usage information

Toggle allow/block host by commenting/uncommenting 127.0.0.1 domain.com entry

etchost domain.com