Universal append to hosts file

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A possible appendfile approach?

Detection

exists it whose (not exists lines whose (it starts with "192.168.100.47") of it) of (if (windows of it) then (file "hosts" of folder "drivers\etc" of native system folder) else (if(unix of it) then (file "/etc/hosts") else (if(mac of it) then (file "/etc/hosts") else ("/etc/hosts")))) of operating system

Action

parameter "hostsfile"="{pathname of (if (windows of it) then (file "hosts" of folder "drivers\etc" of native system folder) else (if(unix of it) then (file "/etc/hosts") else (if(mac of it) then (file "/etc/hosts") else (false)))) of operating system}"

parameter "newhostsfile"="{((concatenation "%0a" of lines of file it) & "%0a192.168.100.47%09myhost.mydomain.com") of (parameter "hostsfile")}"

delete __appendfile
appendfile {parameter "newhostsfile"}

delete {parameter "hostsfile" & ".bak"}
copy {parameter "hostsfile"} {parameter "hostsfile" & ".bak"}
delete {parameter "hostsfile"}
copy __appendfile {parameter "hostsfile"}
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