---
name: "hostsed"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hostsed"
version: "0.4.0-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hostsed"
---

# hostsed(1)

Simple CLI tool for hosts file edition

## NAME

HOSTSED - Simple CLI tool for hosts file edition

## SYNOPSIS

hostsed \[OPTION\]... \[ENTRY\]...

## DESCRIPTION

 This manual page documents the hostsed CLI tool. Running hostsed without arguments\
  will return the content of /etc/hosts file to STDOUT.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  show  help message and exit

- **-f FILE**

   location of hosts file, default /etc/hosts

## COMMANDS

- **add IPADDRESS HOSTNAME1 \[HOSTNAME2...\]**

   add entry to hosts file

- **rm, del, delete, remove IPADDRESS HOSTNAME**

   remove entry from hosts file

- **drop IPADDRESS\_OR\_HOSTNAME**

  Drop lines with specified ip or hostname from hosts file

- **docker CONTAINERNAME**

   show docker cointainer IP address of the given name

## AUTHOR

 Written by Li \<socrateslee@users.noreply.github.com\>

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to *https://github.com/socrateslee/hostsed/issues*

## LICENSE

The MIT License (MIT)

## COMMENT

 This manual page was written by Josue Ortega \<josue@debian.org\> for the Debian\
  Operative System and can be used by others.