addhost(1M)
addhost - add and modify an entry in the host file.
As shipped in IRIX 6.5. First release of IRIX 6.5.
NAME addhost - add and modify an entry in the host file. SYNOPSIS /usr/sysadm/privbin/addhost -i ipAddress -h hostName [-f] DESCRIPTION Addhost adds or modifies an entry in the host file. The entry is added to the end of /etc/hosts. If the hostname already exists, the entry is modified to use the new IP address. If the IP address already exists, the hostname is updated to use the new hostname. OPTIONS -i ipAddress The ipAddress should be in dotted notation, e.g. 195.3.4.60. -h hostName The hostName can be just the name, e.g. foo, or a fully qualified name, e.g. foo.company.com. -f If this flag is not used, the entry is not added when the entry exists remotely. If this flag is used, the entry is added without checking for remote existance. FILES /etc/hosts System host name file SEE ALSO sysmgr(1M), runpriv(1M), hosts(4).