Modify the host file under Ubuntu

Original address: http://www.cnblogs.com/kingcat/archive/2012/02/23/2364509.html

Sometimes, we need to let some domain name point to the local, to implement debugging, the following is introduced under Ubuntu modified host to implement the domain name to local method.
Ubuntu system's hosts only need to modify the/etc/hosts file, in the directory there is also a hosts.conf file, just at the beginning thought that only needs to modify this can be, the results found that the need to modify the hosts. Restart the network when you are finished modifying it.

Open the Host file

Vim gedit/etc/hosts

Add the items you want, in the following format:

Format:
<IP> <HOSTNAME>.<DOMAIN> <ALIAS>

Example:

216.239.37.99 www.google.com

After editing, you need to restart your network.

/etc/init.d/networking restart

Modify the host file under Ubuntu