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Old 11-24-2009, 07:05 PM   #1
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I want to remove the comment in the hosts file, is this ok?


As the title suggests, I want to remove the last comment in the /etc/hosts file, so that I can add new lines and not have to write anything intricate to replace the last comment, which is merely:

Quote:
#End of hosts file
...or something similar.

Will doing this cause any errors?
 
Old 11-24-2009, 07:24 PM   #2
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Try it and find out. It's only /etc/hosts.
 
Old 11-24-2009, 07:54 PM   #3
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It almost certainly won't cause any problem. Back up the file, remove the line and reboot to see what happens.

The only time I've heard of a commented line actually mattering is the first line of a script file which tells it what shell to run under despite starting with #
 
Old 11-24-2009, 08:12 PM   #4
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You can safely remove that line its just a comment telling you you have reached the end of the file. It is not used in hosts at all.
 
  


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