def hosts_append(hostsfile='/etc/hosts', ip_addr=None, entries=None):
    '''
    Append a single line to the /etc/hosts file.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' dnsutil.hosts_append /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 ad1.yuk.co,ad2.yuk.co
    '''
    host_list = entries.split(',')
    hosts = parse_hosts(hostsfile=hostsfile)
    if ip_addr in hosts:
        for host in host_list:
            if host in hosts[ip_addr]:
                host_list.remove(host)

    if not host_list:
        return 'No additional hosts were added to {0}'.format(hostsfile)

    append_line = '\n{0} {1}'.format(ip_addr, ' '.join(host_list))
    with salt.utils.files.fopen(hostsfile, 'a') as fp_:
        fp_.write(salt.utils.stringutils.to_str(append_line))

    return 'The following line was added to {0}:{1}'.format(hostsfile,
                                                            append_line)