What is equivalent of windows' hosts file?

Question

I want to redirect some sites to localhost. I can use hosts file which resides in directory C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc in windows.

Which is equivalent of this file in Ubuntu?

Amusingly, the Windows hosts file is actually the equivalent of the Unix host file ; both files being kept in a folder called "etc" is a big clue. — Adrian, Jul 22 '12 at 07:09

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 22 '12 at 08:41

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In Ubuntu it is /etc/hosts. You can edit the file as same in other OSes.

edited Jul 22 '12 at 08:41

Eliah Kagan

answered Jul 22 '12 at 05:53

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What for then there is a resolve.conf in Ubuntu? – Green Jul 12 '16 at 14:48
@Green post new questions as questions, not as comments. Also, the grammar is not clear in that sentence. Should be "If there is an /etc/hosts file in Ubuntu, why does Ubuntu have a resolve.conf file too?" – Danny Varod Apr 11 '21 at 15:16

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