Draw attention to the new extensions capability.

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**Details about this amalgamated hosts file:**
* Last updated: **February 23 2016 at 00:41:21 GMT**.
* Last updated: **February 23 2016 at 01:05:02 GMT**.
* Contains: **27,148 unique entries**.
## Take note!
This repo now includes <strong>extensions</strong> which are subfolder names under the <code>extensions</code>
folder wherein you can stash category specific <code>hosts</code> files.
Currently there is one extension to block porn sites. Note the <code>extensions/porn</code> folder with a
5,000+ domain hosts file that you can include with the following command
python updateHostsFile.py --e porn
## Goals of this amalgamated hosts file
The goals of this repo are to:
1. automatically combine high-quality lists of hosts,
2. de-dupe the resultant combined list,
2. provide easy extensions,
3. and keep the resultant file reasonably sized.
3. de-dupe the resultant combined list,
4. and keep the resultant file reasonably sized.
A high-quality source is defined here as one that is actively curated. A hosts source should be frequently
updated by its maintainers with both additions and removals. The larger the hosts file, the higher the level of

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#Amalgamated hosts file
<div class="infotip">
<p>
This repo now includes <strong>extensions</strong> which are subfolder names under the <code>extensions</code>
folder wherein you can stash category specific <code>hosts</code> files.
</p>
<p>
Currently there is one extension to block porn sites. Note the <code>extensions/porn</code> folder with a
5,000+ domain hosts file that you can include with the following command
</p>
<p>
<code>python updateHostsFile.py --e porn</code>
</p>
</div>
This repository consolidates several reputable `hosts` files, and merges them into a single amalgamated hosts file
with duplicates removed. You can [download the resultant amalgamated hosts file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts) or clone this repo and generate your own using the Python script provided.
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* Last updated: **@GEN_DATE@**.
* Contains: **@NUM_ENTRIES@ unique entries**.
## Take note!
This repo now includes <strong>extensions</strong> which are subfolder names under the <code>extensions</code>
folder wherein you can stash category specific <code>hosts</code> files.
Currently there is one extension to block porn sites. Note the <code>extensions/porn</code> folder with a
5,000+ domain hosts file that you can include with the following command
python updateHostsFile.py --e porn
## Goals of this amalgamated hosts file
The goals of this repo are to:
1. automatically combine high-quality lists of hosts,
2. de-dupe the resultant combined list,
2. provide easy extensions,
3. and keep the resultant file reasonably sized.
3. de-dupe the resultant combined list,
4. and keep the resultant file reasonably sized.
A high-quality source is defined here as one that is actively curated. A hosts source should be frequently
updated by its maintainers with both additions and removals. The larger the hosts file, the higher the level of