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21 <b>privoxy</b> [<b>--chroot</b> ] [<b>--config-test</b> ] [<b>--help</b> ] [<b>--no-daemon</b> ]
22 [<b>--pidfile</b> <i>pidfile</i> ] [<b>--pre-chroot-nslookup</b> <i>hostname</i> ] [<b>--user</b>
23 <i>user[.group]</i> ] [<b>--version</b> ] [<i>configfile</i> ]
32 <b>Privoxy</b> may be invoked with the following command line options:
35 Before changing to the user ID given in the --user option,
36 chroot to that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel
37 pretend to the <b>Privoxy</b> process that the directory tree starts
38 there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of
39 possible vulnerabilities in <b>Privoxy</b> to the files contained in
43 Exit after loading the configuration files before binding to the
44 listen address. The exit code signals whether or not the
45 configuration files have been successfully loaded.
47 If the exit code is 1, at least one of the configuration files
48 is invalid, if it is 0, all the configuration files have been
49 successfully loaded (but may still contain errors that can
50 currently only be detected at run time).
52 This option doesn't affect the log setting, combination with
53 "--no-daemon" is recommended if a configured log file shouldn't
56 <b>--help</b> Print brief usage info and exit.
59 Don't become a daemon, i.e. don't fork and become process
60 group leader, don't detach from controlling tty, and do all
63 <b>--pidfile</b> <i>pidfile</i>
64 On startup, write the process ID to <i>pidfile</i>. Delete the <i>pidfile</i>
65 on exit. Failure to create or delete the <i>pidfile</i> is non-fatal.
66 If no <b>--pidfile</b> option is given, no PID file will be used.
68 <b>--pre-chroot-nslookup</b> <i>hostname</i>
69 Initialize the resolver library using <i>hostname</i> before
70 chroot'ing. On some systems this reduces the number of files
71 that must be copied into the chroot tree.
73 <b>--user</b> <i>user[.group]</i>
74 After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
75 <i>user</i> and the GID of <i>group</i>, or, if the optional <i>group</i> was not
76 given, the default group of <i>user</i>. Exit if the privileges are not
78 individual needs and tastes. It has application for both stand-alone
79 systems and multi-user networks.
81 Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2.
83 Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest
86 Helping hands and donations are welcome:
88 • https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE
90 • https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE
95 INSTALLATION AND USAGE
98 Browsers can either be individually configured to use <b>Privoxy</b> as a HTTP
99 proxy (recommended), or <b>Privoxy</b> can be combined with a packet filter to
100 build an intercepting proxy (see <i>config</i>). The default setting is for
101 localhost, on port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To
102 set the HTTP proxy in Firefox, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Options</b>; <b>General</b>;
103 <b>Connection</b> <b>Settings</b>; <b>Manual</b> <b>Proxy</b> <b>Configuration</b>.
105 For Internet Explorer, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Internet</b> <b>Properties</b>;
106 <b>Connections</b>; <b>LAN</b> <b>Settings</b>.
108 The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise
109 https: URLs will not be proxied. Note: <b>Privoxy</b> can only proxy HTTP and
110 HTTPS traffic. Do not try it with FTP or other protocols. HTTPS
111 presents some limitations, and not all features will work with HTTPS
114 For other browsers, check the documentation.
122 <b>Privoxy</b> can be configured with the various configuration files. The
123 default configuration files are: <i>config</i>, <i>default.filter</i>, <i>default.action</i>
124 and <i>default.action</i>. <i>user.action</i> should be used for locally defined
125 exceptions to the default rules in <i>match-all.action</i> and <i>default.action</i>,
126 and <i>user.filter</i> for locally defined filters. These are well commented.
127 On Unix and Unix-like systems, these are located in <i>/etc/privoxy/</i> by
130 <b>Privoxy</b> uses the concept of <b>actions</b> in order to manipulate the data
131 stream between the browser and remote sites. There are various actions
132 available with specific functions for such things as blocking web
133 sites, managing cookies, etc. These actions can be invoked individually
134 or combined, and used against individual URLs, or groups of URLs that
135 can be defined using wildcards and regular expressions. The result is
136 that the user has greatly enhanced control and freedom.
138 The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your web
139 browser at http://config.privoxy.org/ (assuming the configuration
140 <i>/etc/privoxy/user.filter</i>
141 <i>/etc/privoxy/trust</i>
142 <i>/etc/privoxy/templates/*</i>
143 <i>/var/log/privoxy/logfile</i>
145 Various other files should be included, but may vary depending on
146 platform and build configuration. Additional documentation should be
147 included in the local documentation directory.
155 <b>Privoxy</b> terminates on the <b>SIGINT</b> and <b>SIGTERM</b> signals. Log rotation
156 scripts may cause a re-opening of the logfile by sending a <b>SIGHUP</b> to
157 <b>Privoxy</b>. Note that unlike other daemons, <b>Privoxy</b> does not need to be
158 made aware of config file changes by <b>SIGHUP</b> -- it will detect them
159 automatically. Signals other than the ones listed above aren't
160 explicitly handled and result in the default action defined by the
169 Please see the <i>User</i> <i>Manual</i> on how to contact the developers, for
170 feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions.
178 Other references and sites of interest to <b>Privoxy</b> users:
180 https://www.privoxy.org/, the <b>Privoxy</b> Home page.
182 https://www.privoxy.org/faq/, the <b>Privoxy</b> FAQ.
184 https://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, the <b>Privoxy</b> developer
187 https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/, the Project Page for <b>Privoxy</b>
190 http://config.privoxy.org/, the web-based user interface. <b>Privoxy</b> must
191 be running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/
193 https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288, to submit
194 ``misses'' and other configuration related suggestions to the
203 Fabian Keil, lead developer
210 <b>Privoxy</b> is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
211 ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
212 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the <i>license</i> for details.
216 Privoxy 3.0.26 29 August 2016 <b>PRIVOXY(1)</b>