gistfile1.sh

# For Mac OS X users who don't want to manually add entries into /etc/hosts
# Stick these functions in your .bash_login or equivalent
#
# From the command line:
# $ add_localhost foo
# will create foo.local
#
# No error checking, so don't mess up...
 
function add_localhost {
  sudo dscl localhost -create /Local/Default/Hosts/$1.local IPAddress 127.0.0.1
}
 
function delete_localhost {
  sudo dscl localhost -delete /Local/Default/Hosts/$1.local
}
 
function list_localhosts {
  sudo dscl localhost -list /Local/Default/Hosts
}