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  1. Issuing the hosts command with -h will display the help menu:
msf > hosts -hUsage: hosts [ options ] [addr1 addr2 ...]​OPTIONS:  -a,--add       Add the hosts instead of searching  -d,--delete    Delete the hosts instead of searching  -c <col1,col2> Only show the given columns (see list below)  -h,--help      Show this help information  -u,--up        Only show hosts which are up  -o <file>      Send output to a file in csv format  -O <column>    Order rows by specified column number  -R,--rhosts    Set RHOSTS from the results of the search  -S,--search    Search string to filter by  -i,--info      Change the info of a host  -n,--name      Change the name of a host  -m,--comment   Change the comment of a host  -t,--tag       Add or specify a tag to a range of hosts​Available columns: address, ...

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