#Amalgamated hosts file
-This repository consolidates several reputable `hosts` files, and merges them into a single amalgamated hosts file
-with duplicates removed. You can [download the resultant amalgamated hosts file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts) or clone this repo and generate your own using the Python script provided.
-
-**Details about this amalgamated hosts file:**
-
* Last updated: **February 26 2016**.
* Contains: **27,149 unique entries**.
+This repository consolidates several reputable `hosts` files, and merges them into a single amalgamated hosts file
+with duplicates removed. You can [download the resultant amalgamated hosts file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts) or clone this repo and generate your own using the Python script provided.
+
## Goals of this amalgamated hosts file
The goals of this repo are to:
### Usage
-Using Python 3:
+#### Using Python 3:
python3 updateHostsFile.py [--auto] [--replace] [--ip nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn] [--extensions ext1 ext2 ext3]
-Using Python 2.7:
+#### Using Python 2.7:
python updateHostsFile.py [--auto] [--replace] [--ip nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn] [--extensions ext1 ext2 ext3]
-Command line options:
+#### Command line options:
`--auto`, or `-a`: run the script without prompting. When `--auto` is invoked,
#Amalgamated hosts file
-This repository consolidates several reputable `hosts` files, and merges them into a single amalgamated hosts file
-with duplicates removed. You can [download the resultant amalgamated hosts file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts) or clone this repo and generate your own using the Python script provided.
-
-**Details about this amalgamated hosts file:**
-
* Last updated: **@GEN_DATE@**.
* Contains: **@NUM_ENTRIES@ unique entries**.
+This repository consolidates several reputable `hosts` files, and merges them into a single amalgamated hosts file
+with duplicates removed. You can [download the resultant amalgamated hosts file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts) or clone this repo and generate your own using the Python script provided.
+
## Goals of this amalgamated hosts file
The goals of this repo are to:
### Usage
-Using Python 3:
+#### Using Python 3:
python3 updateHostsFile.py [--auto] [--replace] [--ip nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn] [--extensions ext1 ext2 ext3]
-Using Python 2.7:
+#### Using Python 2.7:
python updateHostsFile.py [--auto] [--replace] [--ip nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn] [--extensions ext1 ext2 ext3]
-Command line options:
+#### Command line options:
`--auto`, or `-a`: run the script without prompting. When `--auto` is invoked,