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		<title>Using Quicksilver to edit hosts file</title>
		<link>http://www.clauswitt.com/blog/2009/11/04/using-quicksilver-to-edit-hosts-file/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claus Witt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is mostly just a follow up for my previous post on using a shell script to add and remove test domains in the hosts file. I have created two small applescripts for use in Quicksilver to execute that script. If you need to use these you place them in ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions and set your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is mostly just a follow up for my previous post on <a href="http://www.clauswitt.com/2009/11/04/319/">using a shell script to add and remove test domains in the hosts file</a>. I have created two small applescripts for use in Quicksilver to execute that script. If you need to use these you place them in ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions and set your password. (Beware this could pose a threat, since you will have your password in cleartext on your harddrive). </p>
<p>The two scripts are almost identical. Actually the only difference is the action the shell script should call (add or remove). The rest of the scripts are completely the same. </p>
<p>I call this file addhost. </p>
<pre name="code" class="applescript">
using terms from application "Quicksilver"
	on process text txt
		set the_password to "YOURPASSWORD"
		repeat with delimiter_position from 1 to (length of txt)
			if character delimiter_position of txt = " " then exit repeat
		end repeat
		if delimiter_position = (length of txt) then
			set hostname to txt as string
			set ipaddress to ""
		else
			set hostname to characters 1 thru (delimiter_position - 1) of txt as string
			set ipaddress to characters (delimiter_position + 1) thru (length of txt) of txt as string

		end if

		do shell script "sudo hosts.sh add " &#038; hostname &#038; " " &#038; ipaddress password the_password with administrator privileges

		return nothing
	end process text
end using terms from
</pre>
<p>I call this file removehost. </p>
<pre name="code" class="applescript">
using terms from application "Quicksilver"
	on process text txt
		set the_password to "YOURPASSWORD"
		repeat with delimiter_position from 1 to (length of txt)
			if character delimiter_position of txt = " " then exit repeat
		end repeat
		if delimiter_position = (length of txt) then
			set hostname to txt as string
			set ipaddress to ""
		else
			set hostname to characters 1 thru (delimiter_position - 1) of txt as string
			set ipaddress to characters (delimiter_position + 1) thru (length of txt) of txt as string

		end if

		do shell script "sudo hosts.sh remove " &#038; hostname &#038; " " &#038; ipaddress password the_password with administrator privileges

		return nothing
	end process text
end using terms from
</pre>
<p>Now I am able to create a local domain by opening Quicksilver (double-control in my case) press period, write the domain name, press tab, and select the addhost action (ad is enough in my case). Removing is just as easy &#8211; the last step is just to select the removehost action (re is enough in my case). </p>
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