Simple terminal interface for blocking websites via the /etc/hosts file.

When you unblock or a remove a domain you'll be asked to enter a mildly annoying random passphrase to give you a chance to reconsider if you really want to go read reddit.

Must be run as sudo as it needs to write to /etc/hosts.

Controls

• i - add a new domain
• j/k - down, up
• J/K - goto bottom, goto top
• d - delete selected
• space - toggle whether or not selected domain is blocked
• q - Quit current mode, quits app if in normal mode.
• h - View help.

Command line options:

• -b block all
• -u unblock all (requires typing the passphrase)
• -h help message (showing these options)

Installation:

Linux x86_64 binary

If you're on linux on an x86_64 processor you can download a binary release here: https://github.com/cgag/hostblock/releases.

The binary is fully statically linked against musl-libc, so it should work on any distro.

Building from source

You'll need to have rustc and cargo installed, you can download them here: https://www.rust-lang.org/install.html. Note that cargo is bundled with rust.

- clone repo
- run `cargo build --release`
- sudo ./target/release/hostblock

You should probably move the binary to somewhere on your path.

General info

• License: AGPL