# Copyright 2012 Aaron Jensen
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function Get-PathToHostsFile
{
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Gets the path to this computer's hosts file.
    
    .DESCRIPTION
    This is a convenience method so you don't have to have the path to the hosts file hard-coded in your scripts.
    
    .EXAMPLE
    Get-PathToHostsFile
    
    Returns `C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts`.  Uses the environment variable to find the root to the Windows directory.
    #>
    return Join-Path $env:windir system32\drivers\etc\hosts
}