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Can regular expression be written in /private/etc/hosts file

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Mar 15, 202618067 views
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.... Can we write some kind of regular expression or Rule in "hosts" file to redirect certain domains ending .local to certain ip address. like using above domains. // Hosts file path on Mac OS X is /private/etc/hosts and in windows c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc...

Error Output

abc.local
xyz.local
dumy.local
www.google.com
local.testserver.net

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Fix for: Can regular expression be written in /private/etc/hosts file

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No, this is not possible. See these related questions: Wildcards in a hosts file Setting up wildcard domains on local host (OS X 10.5)?

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