How to Edit host file on Mac to resolve hostname

If you are a new mac user, and you want to edit your host file to resolve hostname, you can follow this tips below. 

 

For example : i will resolve www.its-berry.com to ip 10.0.1.1

1. Open Terminal (Using Spotlight, type Terminal and press the enter key).
2. In the terminal window, type:
   sudo nano /private/etc/hosts
3. Enter your administrator password when prompted.
4. The HOSTS file will appear in the Terminal window. Comments will be preceded by #. Following the comments, by default, it should start with the following:
   10.0.1.1     its-berry.com 
   255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
5. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to navigate through the HOSTS file and make any changes.
6. Press Control O and then press the enter key to save changes. Press Control X to exit the HOSTS file.
7. If you want the HOSTS changes to take immediate effect, type:
   dscacheutil -flushcache
8. Type exit to logout of Terminal. To quit Terminal, right click the Terminal icon and choose Quit.