From 89dab10a0e79cb6d9365219545acffecad192ded Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steven Black Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 19:47:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Reference wikipedia for a fuller list of hosts file locations. --- readme_template.md | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/readme_template.md b/readme_template.md index a5aed920c..2c1250758 100644 --- a/readme_template.md +++ b/readme_template.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ #Amalgamated hosts file -This repository consolidates several reputable `hosts` files, and merges them into a single amalgamated hosts file +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. **Details about this amalgamated hosts file:** @@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ monthly, or thereabouts. ## Generate your own amalgamated hosts file -The `updateHostsFile.py` script, which is python 2.7 and Python 3-compatible, will generate an amalgamated hosts file -based on the sources in the local `data/` subfolder. The script will prompt you Whether it should fetch updated -versions (from locations defined by the update.info text file in each source's folder), otherwise it will use the +The `updateHostsFile.py` script, which is python 2.7 and Python 3-compatible, will generate an amalgamated hosts file +based on the sources in the local `data/` subfolder. The script will prompt you Whether it should fetch updated +versions (from locations defined by the update.info text file in each source's folder), otherwise it will use the `hosts` file that's already there. **Usage** @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Command line options: ## How do I control which sources are amalgamated? You can add additional sources by placing each in a subfolder of the `data/` folder. Provide a copy of that new -`hosts` file, and place its update url in `update.info`. +`hosts` file, and place its update url in `update.info`. ## How do I incorporate my own hosts? @@ -152,3 +152,5 @@ Open a Terminal and run with root privileges: **Arch Linux/Manjaro with Network Manager**: `sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.service` **Arch Linux/Manjaro with Wicd**: `sudo systemctl restart wicd.service` + +**Others**: Consult [this wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_%28file%29#Location_in_the_file_system).