Append line to /etc/hosts file with shell script

Question

I have a new Ubuntu 12.04 VPS. I am trying to write a setup script that completes an entire LAMP installation. Where I am having trouble is appending a line to the /etc/ho

Answer 1

you can use sed, like:

sed '/Venus/ a\  
192.241.xx.xx  venus.example.com venus' /etc/hosts