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Adds record to hosts file
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# credit Tom Chantler: https://github.com/TomChantler/EditHosts | |
function Add-RecordToHosts | |
{ | |
[cmdletbinding()] | |
param ( | |
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0)] | |
[ValidatePattern('^([0-9]{1,3})\.([0-9]{1,3})\.([0-9]{1,3})\.([0-9]{1,3})$')] | |
[string[]] $DesiredIP, | |
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 1)] | |
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] | |
[string[]] $Hostname, | |
[Parameter(Position = 2)] | |
[bool] $CheckHostnameOnly = $false | |
) | |
begin | |
{ | |
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' | |
if (! ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) | |
{ | |
Write-Warning "Function requires elevation." | |
Break | |
} | |
$hostsFilePath = "$($env:WinDir)\system32\Drivers\etc\hosts" | |
$hostsFile = (Get-Content $hostsFilePath) | |
Write-Verbose "Adding $desiredIP for $Hostname to hosts file" | |
} | |
process | |
{ | |
$escapedHostname = [Regex]::Escape($Hostname) | |
$patternToMatch = If ($CheckHostnameOnly) { ".*\s+$escapedHostname.*" } Else { ".*$DesiredIP\s+$escapedHostname.*" } | |
if (($hostsFile) -match $patternToMatch) | |
{ | |
Write-Host "$DesiredIp $Hostname - not adding; already in hosts file" | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
Write-Verbose "$DesiredIp $Hostname - adding to hosts file... " | |
Add-Content -Encoding UTF8 $hostsFilePath ("`n$DesiredIP" + ' ' + "$Hostname") -NoNewLine | |
Write-Host "Added." | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
#Add-RecordToHosts 8.8.8.8 www.google.com |
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