Sudo etc/hosts file not working

Question

I want to edit my etc/hosts file. In terminal/command line on a mac i have typed in sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit

Sometimes it asks for my password, I enter my password and nothing happened. Other times it doesn't even ask for a password and nothing happens. Why isn't this command working?

http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/16593/how-do-i-start-texteditor-from-the-command-line — johannes_lalala, Feb 01 '16 at 01:08

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 01 '16 at 01:05

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Try typing this instead.

sudo nano /etc/hosts

answered Feb 01 '16 at 01:05

DominicEU

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