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  1. @irazasyed irazasyed created this gist Mar 7, 2015.
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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.
    HOSTNAME=$1

    function removehost() {
    if [ -n "$(grep $HOSTNAME /etc/hosts)" ]
    then
    echo "$HOSTNAME Found in your $ETC_HOSTS, Removing now...";
    sudo sed -i".bak" "/$HOSTNAME/d" $ETC_HOSTS
    else
    echo "$HOSTNAME was not found in your $ETC_HOSTS";
    fi
    }

    function addhost() {
    HOSTNAME=$1
    HOSTS_LINE="$IP\t$HOSTNAME"
    if [ -n "$(grep $HOSTNAME /etc/hosts)" ]
    then
    echo "$HOSTNAME already exists : $(grep $HOSTNAME $ETC_HOSTS)"
    else
    echo "Adding $HOSTNAME to your $ETC_HOSTS";
    sudo -- sh -c -e "echo '$HOSTS_LINE' >> /etc/hosts";

    if [ -n "$(grep $HOSTNAME /etc/hosts)" ]
    then
    echo "$HOSTNAME was added succesfully \n $(grep $HOSTNAME /etc/hosts)";
    else
    echo "Failed to Add $HOSTNAME, Try again!";
    fi
    fi
    }