Open-GCHostsFile.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Opens the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file in notpade.exe. .DESCRIPTION A warning is displayed requiring you to press enter if the PowerShell console is not running As Administrator. Type 'Get-Help Open-GCHostsFile -Online' for extra information. .PARAMETER Force Prevents both the display of the As Administrator console warning and the requirement to press enter. #> function Open-GCHostsFile { [CmdletBinding(HelpUri = 'https://github.com/grantcarthew/GCPowerShell')] [Alias()] [OutputType([String])] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=0)] [Switch] $Force ) Import-Module -Name GCTest $hostsFilePath = Join-Path -Path $env:SystemRoot -ChildPath '\System32\drivers\etc\hosts' if (-not (Test-GCFileWrite $hostsFilePath) -and -not $Force) { Write-Warning -Message "The PowerShell session does not have write access to the hosts file. Changes will not be saved." Pause } Start-Process -FilePath 'notepad.exe' -ArgumentList $hostsFilePath } |