hose v1.0.0
Redirect any domain to localhost for convenience or productivity!
Improve your productivity by easily disabling access to domains you frequent. Set it up once, then just use hose
and hose --off
!
You can also use hose
to redirect domains to localhost, for development purposes. See advanced usage
Install
Use npm
.
npm i -g hose
Setup
chown
your hosts file.
sudo chown user:user /etc/hosts
Usage
Here's the list of domains which are blocked off by default.
facebook.com
twitter.com
tweetdeck.twitter.com
www.newsblur.com
getpocket.com
clicky.com
blog.ponyfoo.com
bevacqua.io
www.echojs.com
news.ycombinator.com
lobste.rs
hose <domain> <domain> <domain>
Adds domains to the blacklist
hose -r <domain> <domain> <domain>
Removes domains from the blacklist
hose --remove-all
Wipes the blacklist
hose --list
Prints the blacklist
hose -H <hosts>
Change the file for hosts, which defaults to /etc/hosts
hose
Turns on the hose. Note that the hose is always turned on, unless we provide the --off
parameter
hose --off
Turns off the hose
hose open
Opens the hosts file in $EDITOR
, or vi
if $EDITOR
isn't set.
Advanced Usage
You can also use this program to redirect domains to a particular url. This is useful when testing web applications locally.
First off, I recommend creating a new profile.
hose -p site
Start off by creating an empty profile
hose -p site --set-trap 127.0.0.1
Trap on 127.0.0.1
, rather than 0.0.0.0
, so that you can visit those domains in your browser.
hose -p site <domain> <domain> <domain>
Provide a list of domains you want to be trapped.
Of course, you can also do all of the above in one fell swoop.
hose -p site --set-trap 127.0.0.1 <domain> <domain> <domain>
You need to specify the profile when turning it on or off, e.g:
hose -p site
hose -p site --off
That's it!
License
MIT