Functions/Get-PathToHostsFile.ps1
# Copyright 2012 Aaron Jensen # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. function Get-PathToHostsFile { <# .SYNOPSIS Gets the path to this computer's hosts file. .DESCRIPTION This is a convenience method so you don't have to have the path to the hosts file hard-coded in your scripts. .EXAMPLE Get-PathToHostsFile Returns `C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts`. Uses the environment variable to find the root to the Windows directory. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState return Join-Path $env:windir system32\drivers\etc\hosts } |