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.
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.