StevenBlack/hosts

TAKE NOTE: Starting to actively track hosts file sizes

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#2,014 opened on Jul 19, 2022

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Description

This is the beginning of something I've been playing with: tracking hosts file sizes

For example:

Size history

I've added the following files to the repo:

  • hosts_file_size_history.png: the graph above.
  • stats.nb: a Wolfram Mathematica notebook. I'm sure someone will suggest I use Python 😄 — a pull request for that would be nice.
  • stats.out: the data file produced by...
  • stats.sh: the bash file that scours git history. Note there's a dependency on jq.

More to come but this is what I'll be working on for the next while.

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Tech stack
shell
Domain
data
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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under 1 hour
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10
Research direction
This is a note from the maintainer about starting to track hosts file sizes. It includes a bash script (stats.sh) and a Mathematica notebook. Future contributions could involve converting the tracking to Python or other languages. The issue is not seeking contributions, but rather documenting ongoing work.