get_stevenblack_data: Get Steven Black's Host List Data

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Get Steven Black's Host List Data

Description

Downloads the latest version of Steven Black's unified hosts file. The hosts file contains domains known for serving ads, malware, and tracking.

Usage

get_stevenblack_data(outdir = "./", variant = "base", overwrite = FALSE)

Arguments

outdir	Optional; folder to which you want to save the file; Default is current directory
variant	Optional; which variant to download. Options: "base", "porn", "social", "gambling", "all"
overwrite	Optional; default is FALSE. If TRUE, the file is overwritten.

References

https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

Examples

## Not run: 
get_stevenblack_data()
get_stevenblack_data(variant = "all")

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