diff --git a/dots/bash/.bashrc b/dots/bash/.bashrc
index 2d64630..8e8e939 100644
--- a/dots/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/dots/bash/.bashrc
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ alias tdt="printf '\x1b]10;#00ffff\x1b\\'; printf '\x1b]11;#161021\x1b\\';" # td
 # networking
 # ---
 
+# https://serverfault.com/questions/170706/easy-way-to-get-ip-address-from-hostname-using-a-unix-shell
+function hostip() {
+    python -c "import sys, socket; print (socket.gethostbyname('$1'))"
+}
+
 nmrestart() {
     systemctl restart NetworkManager
     systemctl status NetworkManager