In Linux, you can map domain names or hostnames to their corresponding IP addresses by editing the /etc/hosts file. This file contains a list of IP addresses and their corresponding hostnames, and is used by the system to resolve hostnames to IP addresses.
To map a domain name or hostname to its corresponding IP address, you can follow these steps:
Open the /etc/hosts file in a text editor with root privileges. For example, you can use the following command in a terminal:
sudo nano /etc/hosts
Add a new line to the file with the following format:
<IP address> <hostname>
Replace <IP address> with the actual IP address of the host, and <hostname> with the desired hostname or domain name. For example, if you want to map the IP address 192.168.1.100 to the hostname example.com, you would add the following line to the file:
192.168.1.100 example.com
Save the changes to the /etc/hosts file and exit the text editor.
Once you have added the mapping to the /etc/hosts file, you can use the hostname or domain name in place of the IP address in commands and applications that require a network address. The system will automatically resolve the hostname or domain name to the corresponding IP address using the information in the /etc/hosts file.
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