https://sourceforge.net/p/pyhostspatcher/wiki/hosts%2520diff/Recent changes to hosts diffenTue, 23 Aug 2011 08:36:03 -0000https://sourceforge.net/p/pyhostspatcher/wiki/hosts%2520diff/<pre>--- v2 +++ v3 @@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ **Hosts diff file** is a descriptive script. Purpose of hosts diff file is to share host maps between different endpoints across different OS and keep observable consistency after patch it to exist hosts files. -**Hosts diff file** consists of several **diff lines**. +A **[hosts diff]** file consists of one or more **[patch lines]**. Each **patch line** discribe a operation should be applied to the whole **hosts file**. + +When patching, **[patch lines]** will be read and parsed, then applied one by one. Each **patch line** is applied to **hosts lines** already patched by all lines before it. That is, patching result is not only determined by current **patch line**, but also by all **[patch lines]** adopted before. Hence, **hosts diff** is sequence dependent. Remove some lines by hostname then add a new map line of the same hostname is totally different from add then remove. </pre>genzjTue, 23 Aug 2011 08:36:03 -0000https://sourceforge.net1b42fe93663c1925045d9759716cbaed08309400https://sourceforge.net/p/pyhostspatcher/wiki/hosts%2520diff/<pre></pre>genzjTue, 23 Aug 2011 08:22:18 -0000https://sourceforge.nete6e9bd936627ddfab889aaac7c1d1b6205cc342dhttps://sourceforge.net/p/pyhostspatcher/wiki/hosts%2520diff%2520file/Hosts Diff File =================== **Hosts diff file** is a descriptive script. Purpose of hosts diff file is to share host maps between different endpoints across different OS and keep observable consistency after patch it to exist hosts files. **Hosts diff file** consists of several **diff lines**. genzjTue, 23 Aug 2011 08:20:49 -0000https://sourceforge.net21f8b29f02574767a85398418414ab25775d75e0