Bug#996405: ITP: hed -- A command-line tool to easily manage you hosts file.
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Arjen Wiersma <arjen+debian@wiersma.org>
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
* Package name : hed
Version : 0.1.4
Upstream Author : Arjen Wiersma <arjen@wiersma.org>
* URL : https://github.com/credmp/hed
* License : GPLv3
Programming Lang: Rust
Description : A command-line tool to easily manage you hosts file.
hed allows you to manipulate your hosts file from the command-line. By providing safe and easy commands you can add new hosts and aliases to your environment.
This tool was inspired by my students to whom I teach a Basic Cyber Security class. In this class we utilize Hack The Box as a learning platform and most students struggle with editing the hosts file when they get started. To make this easier for them I wrote a tool that gives them a safe means of adding and removing hosts in this file.
The tool is to be used as a regular user, it will elevate privileges when it requires it by calling sudo and respawning the process.
I personally maintain this package and it has wide usage among my university students. It has proven exceptionally useful when interacting with unknown networks such as Hack The Box or any network where DNS availability is limited. I have the resources to actively maintain the package.
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