By Editing Host File, you can point IP Address for a Domain in your local system.
Windows 7 :
Note : You can also use these steps to modify host file in Windows 8/10 as well.
- Press Windows+R to open Run.
- Enter Below Command to open host file in notepad.
# notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
- Modify the required line and save your changes.
Ubuntu :
We will use nano editor to modify host file in ubuntu. You can use your favorite editor. You can find host file at path /etc/ folder. We logged in as root user here. You can use sudo if you are not logged in with root user.
- Hit below command.
# nano /etc/hosts
- Modify the Required line and save your settings by ctr+x Button. Press Y to complete save changes.
Mac OS X :
You will find the host file in MAC OS at the same path as we see in Ubuntu.
- Open a GUI Text Editor.
- Access the file at /etc/ folder using below command.
# vim /etc/hosts
- Modify your changes and save the Host file.