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/private/etc/hosts is hidden,

hi,

I would like to host, what should I add?

Private files are hidden.

whare is /private/etc/hosts ?

Thanks

Heidar Lotfipour

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 26, 2012 6:35 AM

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Apr 26, 2012 10:21 AM in response to heidar

Choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu, provide /private/etc/ as the path, and use a program such as TextWrangler to edit it.

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/private/etc/hosts is hidden,

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