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readme_template.md

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ with GitHub download links.
 
 | Host file recipe | Readme | Raw hosts | Unique domains | Non GitHub mirror |
 | ---------------- | :----: | :-------: | :------------: | :---------------: |
+
 @TOCROWS@
 
 **Expectation**: These unified hosts files should serve all devices, regardless
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ included:
 
 | Host file source | Home page | Raw hosts | License | Issues | Description |
 | ---------------- | :-------: | :-------: | :-----: | :----: | ----------- |
+
 @SOURCEROWS@
 
 ## Extensions
@@ -196,8 +198,7 @@ hosts files to include in the amalgamation. Example: `--extensions porn` or
 active when `--replace` is also active.
 
 `--ip nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn`, or `-i nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn`: the IP address to use as the
-target. Default is `0.0.0.0`. Alternatively, you can pass `none` or any string
-that doesn't start with a number to remove the target IP from the hosts file.
+target. Default is `0.0.0.0`. Alternatively, you can pass `none` to remove the target IP from the hosts file.
 This is useful when you want to omit a target IP altogether.
 
 `--keepdomaincomments`, or `-k`: `true` (default) or `false`, keep the comments
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ the
 [the comments within the `cmd` file](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/blob/master/disable-dnscache-service-win.bat)
 for more details.
 
-Disabling the DNS Cache Service can cause issues with services and applications like *WSL* and it's possible to compress the hosts file and negate the need to disable the DNS caching service. You can try the *C++* Windows command line tool at [Hosts Compress - Windows](https://github.com/Lateralus138/hosts-compress-windows) (the recommended method) or the *PowerShell* compression script and check out the guide located at the [Hosts Compression Scripts](https://github.com/Lateralus138/hosts-compression-scripts) repository.
+Disabling the DNS Cache Service can cause issues with services and applications like _WSL_ and it's possible to compress the hosts file and negate the need to disable the DNS caching service. You can try the _C++_ Windows command line tool at [Hosts Compress - Windows](https://github.com/Lateralus138/hosts-compress-windows) (the recommended method) or the _PowerShell_ compression script and check out the guide located at the [Hosts Compression Scripts](https://github.com/Lateralus138/hosts-compression-scripts) repository.
 
 ## Reloading hosts file
 
@@ -616,7 +617,7 @@ devices under a variety of operating systems.
   This is a cross-platform command line utility to help install/update hosts
   files found at this repository.
 - [Hosts Compression Scripts](https://github.com/Lateralus138/hosts-compression-scripts) These are various scripts to help compress hosts files (by the author of BlackHosts).
-- [Hosts Compress - Windows](https://github.com/Lateralus138/hosts-compress-windows) This is a *C++* Windows command line tool to help compress hosts files (by the author of BlackHosts and Hosts Compression Scripts). This is highly recommended over the scripts as it is **exponentially faster**.
+- [Hosts Compress - Windows](https://github.com/Lateralus138/hosts-compress-windows) This is a _C++_ Windows command line tool to help compress hosts files (by the author of BlackHosts and Hosts Compression Scripts). This is highly recommended over the scripts as it is **exponentially faster**.
 - [dnscrypt-proxy](https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Combining-Blocklists)
   provides a tool to build block lists from local and remote lists in common
   formats.

updateHostsFile.py

@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ def main():
     exclusion_regexes = settings["exclusionregexes"]
     source_data_filename = settings["sourcedatafilename"]
     no_unified_hosts = settings["nounifiedhosts"]
-    
+
     settings["targetip"] = (
-        None if not str(settings["targetip"][0]).isnumeric() else settings["targetip"]
+        None if str(settings["targetip"]).lower() == "none" else settings["targetip"]
     )
 
     update_sources = prompt_for_update(freshen=settings["freshen"], update_auto=auto)