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BoQsc
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Remove Windows HOSTS entry

#1 Post by BoQsc » 22 May 2015 08:15

For now i have this Batch script:

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@Echo off & setLocal enableDELAYedeXpansioN


set "Hosts_file=%WinDir%\system32\drivers\etc"
set "Remove_Entry=#   127.0.0.1       localhostTest" & CALL :remove_host_entry

:remove_host_entry
pushd %Hosts_file% & find /i /v "%Remove_Entry%" hosts > # & move/y # hosts
GOTO :EOF
pause


It removes Hosts entry prefectly, but there is one problem: Everytime i execute this Batch code - it keeps adding "---------- HOSTS"? I need to stop it. Can anyone help?

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---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS

---------- HOSTS
# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97     rhino.acme.com          # source server
#       38.25.63.10     x.acme.com              # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
#   127.0.0.1       localhost
#   ::1             localhost

Compo
Posts: 600
Joined: 21 Mar 2014 08:50

Re: Remove Windows HOSTS entry

#2 Post by Compo » 22 May 2015 08:38

BoQsc wrote:For now i have this Batch script:

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pushd %Hosts_file% & find /i /v "%Remove_Entry%" hosts > # & move/y # hosts


It removes Hosts entry prefectly, but there is one problem: Everytime i execute this Batch code - it keeps adding "---------- HOSTS"? I need to stop it. Can anyone help?


Change hosts > to <hosts >

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