From: Fabian Keil <fk@fabiankeil.de> Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 14:39:39 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Rebuild HTML man page X-Git-Tag: v_3_0_33^0 X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/%22https:/static/user-manual/@default-cgi@show-url-info?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b96bbd5a8d4395d91421599c58b9a2f63173db2f;p=privoxy.git Rebuild HTML man page --- diff --git a/doc/webserver/man-page/privoxy-man-page.html b/doc/webserver/man-page/privoxy-man-page.html index dd99a52d..d0348f6e 100644 --- a/doc/webserver/man-page/privoxy-man-page.html +++ b/doc/webserver/man-page/privoxy-man-page.html @@ -1,212 +1,208 @@ -<!-- Creator : groff version 1.19.2 --> -<!-- CreationDate: Wed Feb 24 02:41:14 2021 --> -<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" -"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> +<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> - <meta name="generator" content="groff -Thtml, see www.gnu.org"> - <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> - <meta name="Content-Style" content="text/css"> - <style type="text/css"> - p { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; } - pre { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; } - table { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; } - </style> - <title>PRIVOXY</title> - <link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="../p_doc.css"> + <title>Privoxy Man page</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../p_web.css"> </head> <body> - <h1 align="center">PRIVOXY</h1><a href="#NAME">NAME</a><br> - <a href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a><br> - <a href="#OPTIONS">OPTIONS</a><br> - <a href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a><br> - <a href="#INSTALLATION%20AND%20USAGE">INSTALLATION AND USAGE</a><br> - <a href="#CONFIGURATION">CONFIGURATION</a><br> - <a href="#FILES">FILES</a><br> - <a href="#SIGNALS">SIGNALS</a><br> - <a href="#NOTES">NOTES</a><br> - <a href="#SEE%20ALSO">SEE ALSO</a><br> - <a href="#DEVELOPMENT%20TEAM">DEVELOPMENT TEAM</a><br> - <a href="#COPYRIGHT%20AND%20LICENSE">COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE</a><br> - <hr> - <a name="NAME"></a> <h2>NAME</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">privoxy − Privacy Enhancing Proxy</p><a name="SYNOPSIS"></a> + <pre> +<!-- Manpage converted by man2html 3.0.1 --> + +</pre> <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>privoxy</b> [<b>−−chroot</b> ] - [<b>−−config-test</b> ] [<b>−−help</b> ] [<b>−−no-daemon</b> ] - [<b>−−pidfile</b> <i>pidfile</i> ] [<b>−−pre-chroot-nslookup</b> <i>hostname</i> ] - [<b>−−user</b> <i>user[.group]</i> ] [<b>−−version</b> ] [<i>configfile</i> ]</p><a name= - "OPTIONS"></a> + <pre> + <b>privoxy</b> [<b>--chroot</b> ] [<b>--config-test</b> ] [<b>--help</b> ] [<b>--no-daemon</b> ] + [<b>--pidfile</b> <i>pidfile</i> ] [<b>--pre-chroot-nslookup</b> <i>hostname</i> ] [<b>--user</b> + <i>user[.group]</i> ] [<b>--version</b> ] [<i>configfile</i> ] + + + +</pre> <h2>OPTIONS</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Privoxy</b> may be invoked with the following command line options: - <b><br> - −−chroot</b></p> - <p style="margin-left:22%;">Before changing to the user ID given in the −−user option, chroot to that - user’s home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to the <b>Privoxy</b> process that the directory tree - starts there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of possible vulnerabilities in <b>Privoxy</b> to the - files contained in that hierarchy.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−config-test</b></p> - <p style="margin-left:22%;">Exit after loading the configuration files before binding to the listen address. The exit - code signals whether or not the configuration files have been successfully loaded.</p> - <p style="margin-left:22%; margin-top: 1em">If the exit code is 1, at least one of the configuration files is - invalid, if it is 0, all the configuration files have been successfully loaded (but may still contain errors that can - currently only be detected at run time).</p> - <p style="margin-left:22%; margin-top: 1em">This option doesn’t affect the log setting, combination with - "--no-daemon" is recommended if a configured log file shouldn’t be used.</p> - <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> - <tr valign="top" align="left"> - <td width="11%"></td> - <td width="9%"> - <p style="margin-top: 1em" valign="top"><b>−−help</b></p> - </td> - <td width="2%"></td> - <td width="49%"> - <p style="margin-top: 1em" valign="top">Print brief usage info and exit.</p> - </td> - <td width="29%"></td> - </tr> - </table> - <p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−no-daemon</b></p> - <p style="margin-left:22%;">Don’t become a daemon, i.e. don’t fork and become process group leader, - don’t detach from controlling tty, and do all logging there.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−pidfile</b> <i>pidfile</i></p> - <p style="margin-left:22%;">On startup, write the process ID to <i>pidfile</i>. Delete the <i>pidfile</i> on exit. - Failure to create or delete the <i>pidfile</i> is non-fatal. If no <b>−−pidfile</b> option is given, no - PID file will be used.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−pre-chroot-nslookup</b> <i>hostname</i></p> - <p style="margin-left:22%;">Initialize the resolver library using <i>hostname</i> before chroot’ing. On some - systems this reduces the number of files that must be copied into the chroot tree.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−user</b> <i>user[.group]</i></p> - <p style="margin-left:22%;">After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of <i>user</i> and the GID of - <i>group</i>, or, if the optional <i>group</i> was not given, the default group of <i>user</i>. Exit if the - privileges are not sufficient to do so.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>−−version</b></p> - <p style="margin-left:22%;">Print version info and exit.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">If the <i>configfile</i> is not specified on the command line, - <b>Privoxy</b> will look for a file named <i>config</i> in the current directory. If no <i>configfile</i> is found, - <b>Privoxy</b> will fail to start.</p><a name="DESCRIPTION"></a> - <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities - for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other - obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and - tastes. It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 or later.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest - (SPI).</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Helping hands and donations are welcome:</p> - <table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> - <tr valign="top" align="left"> - <td width="11%"></td> - <td width="1%"> - <p style="margin-top: 1em" valign="top">•</p> - </td> - <td width="2%"></td> - <td width="54%"> - <p style="margin-top: 1em" valign="top">https://www.privoxy.org/participate</p> - </td> - <td width="32%"></td> - </tr> - <tr valign="top" align="left"> - <td width="11%"></td> - <td width="1%"> - <p style="margin-top: 1em" valign="top">•</p> - </td> - <td width="2%"></td> - <td width="54%"> - <p style="margin-top: 1em" valign="top">https://www.privoxy.org/donate</p> - </td> - <td width="32%"></td> - </tr> - </table><a name="INSTALLATION AND USAGE"></a> + <pre> + <b>Privoxy</b> may be invoked with the following command line options: + + <b>--chroot</b> + Before changing to the user ID given in the --user option, + chroot to that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel + pretend to the <b>Privoxy</b> process that the directory tree starts + there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of + possible vulnerabilities in <b>Privoxy</b> to the files contained in + that hierarchy. + + <b>--config-test</b> + Exit after loading the configuration files before binding to the + listen address. The exit code signals whether or not the + configuration files have been successfully loaded. + + If the exit code is 1, at least one of the configuration files + is invalid, if it is 0, all the configuration files have been + successfully loaded (but may still contain errors that can + currently only be detected at run time). + + This option doesn't affect the log setting, combination with + "--no-daemon" is recommended if a configured log file shouldn't + be used. + + <b>--help</b> Print brief usage info and exit. + + <b>--no-daemon</b> + Don't become a daemon, i.e. don't fork and become process + group leader, don't detach from controlling tty, and do all + logging there. + + <b>--pidfile</b> <i>pidfile</i> + On startup, write the process ID to <i>pidfile</i>. Delete the <i>pidfile</i> + on exit. Failure to create or delete the <i>pidfile</i> is non-fatal. + If no <b>--pidfile</b> option is given, no PID file will be used. + + <b>--pre-chroot-nslookup</b> <i>hostname</i> + Initialize the resolver library using <i>hostname</i> before + chroot'ing. On some systems this reduces the number of files + that must be copied into the chroot tree. + + <b>--user</b> <i>user[.group]</i> + After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of + <i>user</i> and the GID of <i>group</i>, or, if the optional <i>group</i> was not + given, the default group of <i>user</i>. Exit if the privileges are not + + individual needs and tastes. It has application for both stand-alone + systems and multi-user networks. + + Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2 or later. + + Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest + (SPI). + + Helping hands and donations are welcome: + + • https://www.privoxy.org/participate + + • https://www.privoxy.org/donate + + +</pre> <h2>INSTALLATION AND USAGE</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Browsers can either be individually configured to use <b>Privoxy</b> as a - HTTP proxy (recommended), or <b>Privoxy</b> can be combined with a packet filter to build an intercepting proxy (see - <i>config</i>). The default setting is for localhost, on port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To set the - HTTP proxy in Firefox, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Options</b>; <b>General</b>; <b>Connection Settings</b>; - <b>Manual Proxy Configuration</b>.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">For Internet Explorer, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Internet - Properties</b>; <b>Connections</b>; <b>LAN Settings</b>.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise - https: URLs will not be proxied. Note: <b>Privoxy</b> can only proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. Do not try it with FTP - or other protocols. HTTPS presents some limitations, and not all features will work with HTTPS connections.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">For other browsers, check the documentation.</p><a name= - "CONFIGURATION"></a> + <pre> + Browsers can either be individually configured to use <b>Privoxy</b> as a HTTP + proxy (recommended), or <b>Privoxy</b> can be combined with a packet filter to + build an intercepting proxy (see <i>config</i>). The default setting is for + localhost, on port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To + set the HTTP proxy in Firefox, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Options</b>; <b>General</b>; + <b>Connection</b> <b>Settings</b>; <b>Manual</b> <b>Proxy</b> <b>Configuration</b>. + + For Internet Explorer, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Internet</b> <b>Properties</b>; + <b>Connections</b>; <b>LAN</b> <b>Settings</b>. + + The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise + https: URLs will not be proxied. Note: <b>Privoxy</b> can only proxy HTTP and + HTTPS traffic. Do not try it with FTP or other protocols. HTTPS + presents some limitations, and not all features will work with HTTPS + connections. + + For other browsers, check the documentation. + + +</pre> <h2>CONFIGURATION</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Privoxy</b> can be configured with the various configuration files. - The default configuration files are: <i>config</i>, <i>default.filter</i>, <i>default.action</i> and - <i>default.action</i>. <i>user.action</i> should be used for locally defined exceptions to the default rules in - <i>match-all.action</i> and <i>default.action</i>, and <i>user.filter</i> for locally defined filters. These are well - commented. On Unix and Unix-like systems, these are located in <i>/etc/privoxy/</i> by default.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Privoxy</b> uses the concept of <b>actions</b> in order to manipulate - the data stream between the browser and remote sites. There are various actions available with specific functions for - such things as blocking web sites, managing cookies, etc. These actions can be invoked individually or combined, and - used against individual URLs, or groups of URLs that can be defined using wildcards and regular expressions. The - result is that the user has greatly enhanced control and freedom.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your web - browser at http://config.privoxy.org/ (assuming the configuration allows it). <b>Privoxy’s</b> configuration - parameters can also be viewed at the same page. In addition, <b>Privoxy</b> can be toggled on/off. This is an - internal page, and does not require Internet access.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">See the <i>User Manual</i> for a detailed explanation of installation, - general usage, all configuration options, new features and notes on upgrading.</p><a name="FILES"></a> - <h2>FILES</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><i>/usr/sbin/privoxy<br> - /etc/privoxy/config<br> - /etc/privoxy/match-all.action<br> - /etc/privoxy/default.action<br> - /etc/privoxy/user.action<br> - /etc/privoxy/default.filter<br> - /etc/privoxy/user.filter<br> - /etc/privoxy/trust<br> - /etc/privoxy/templates/*<br> - /var/log/privoxy/logfile</i></p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Various other files should be included, but may vary depending on - platform and build configuration. Additional documentation should be included in the local documentation - directory.</p><a name="SIGNALS"></a> + <pre> + <b>Privoxy</b> can be configured with the various configuration files. The + default configuration files are: <i>config</i>, <i>default.filter</i>, <i>default.action</i> + and <i>default.action</i>. <i>user.action</i> should be used for locally defined + exceptions to the default rules in <i>match-all.action</i> and <i>default.action</i>, + and <i>user.filter</i> for locally defined filters. These are well commented. + On Unix and Unix-like systems, these are located in <i>/etc/privoxy/</i> by + default. + + <b>Privoxy</b> uses the concept of <b>actions</b> in order to manipulate the data + stream between the browser and remote sites. There are various actions + available with specific functions for such things as blocking web + sites, managing cookies, etc. These actions can be invoked individually + or combined, and used against individual URLs, or groups of URLs that + can be defined using wildcards and regular expressions. The result is + that the user has greatly enhanced control and freedom. + + The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your web + browser at http://config.privoxy.org/ (assuming the configuration + <i>/etc/privoxy/user.filter</i> + <i>/etc/privoxy/trust</i> + <i>/etc/privoxy/templates/*</i> + <i>/var/log/privoxy/logfile</i> + + Various other files should be included, but may vary depending on + platform and build configuration. Additional documentation should be + included in the local documentation directory. + + +</pre> <h2>SIGNALS</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Privoxy</b> terminates on the <b>SIGINT</b> and <b>SIGTERM</b> - signals. Log rotation scripts may cause a re-opening of the logfile by sending a <b>SIGHUP</b> to <b>Privoxy</b>. - Note that unlike other daemons, <b>Privoxy</b> does not need to be made aware of config file changes by <b>SIGHUP</b> - -- it will detect them automatically. Signals other than the ones listed above aren’t explicitly handled and - result in the default action defined by the operating system.</p><a name="NOTES"></a> + <pre> + <b>Privoxy</b> terminates on the <b>SIGINT</b> and <b>SIGTERM</b> signals. Log rotation + scripts may cause a re-opening of the logfile by sending a <b>SIGHUP</b> to + <b>Privoxy</b>. Note that unlike other daemons, <b>Privoxy</b> does not need to be + made aware of config file changes by <b>SIGHUP</b> -- it will detect them + automatically. Signals other than the ones listed above aren't + explicitly handled and result in the default action defined by the + operating system. + + +</pre> <h2>NOTES</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Please see the <i>User Manual</i> on how to contact the developers, for - feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions.</p><a name="SEE ALSO"></a> + <pre> + Please see the <i>User</i> <i>Manual</i> on how to contact the developers, for + feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions. + + +</pre> <h2>SEE ALSO</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Other references and sites of interest to <b>Privoxy</b> users:</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">https://www.privoxy.org/, the <b>Privoxy</b> Home page.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">https://www.privoxy.org/faq/, the <b>Privoxy</b> FAQ.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">https://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, the <b>Privoxy</b> developer - manual.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/, the Project Page for - <b>Privoxy</b> on SourceForge.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">http://config.privoxy.org/, the web-based user interface. <b>Privoxy</b> - must be running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">https://sourceforge.net/p/ijbswa/actionsfile-feedback/, to submit - ‘‘misses’’ and other configuration related suggestions to the developers.</p><a name= - "DEVELOPMENT TEAM"></a> + <pre> + Other references and sites of interest to <b>Privoxy</b> users: + + https://www.privoxy.org/, the <b>Privoxy</b> Home page. + + https://www.privoxy.org/faq/, the <b>Privoxy</b> FAQ. + + https://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, the <b>Privoxy</b> developer + manual. + + https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/, the Project Page for <b>Privoxy</b> + on SourceForge. + + http://config.privoxy.org/, the web-based user interface. <b>Privoxy</b> must + be running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/ + + https://sourceforge.net/p/ijbswa/actionsfile-feedback/, to submit + ``misses'' and other configuration related suggestions to the + developers. + + +</pre> <h2>DEVELOPMENT TEAM</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Fabian Keil, lead developer<br> - David Schmidt<br> - Lee Rian<br> - Roland Rosenfeld<br> - Ian Silvester</p><a name="COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"></a> + <pre> + Fabian Keil, lead developer + David Schmidt + Lee Rian + Roland Rosenfeld + Ian Silvester + + +</pre> <h2>COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE</h2> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>COPYRIGHT</b><br> - Copyright (C) 2001-2021 by Privoxy Developers <privoxy-devel@lists.privoxy.org></p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous Coders - and Junkbusters, Inc.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>LICENSE<br> - Privoxy</b> is free software; you can redistribute and/or modify its source code under the terms of the <i>GNU - General Public License</i> as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the license, or (at your - option) any later version.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em">The same is true for <b>Privoxy</b> binaries unless they are linked with - a mbed TLS version that is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license in which case you can redistribute and/or modify the - <b>Privoxy</b> binaries under the terms of the <i>GNU General Public License</i> as published by the Free Software - Foundation, either version 3 of the license, or (at your option) any later version.</p> - <p style="margin-left:11%; margin-top: 1em"><b>Privoxy</b> is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but - WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See - the <i>license</i> for details.</p> - <hr> + <pre> + <b>COPYRIGHT</b> + Copyright (C) 2001-2021 by Privoxy Developers <privoxy- + terms of the <i>GNU</i> <i>General</i> <i>Public</i> <i>License</i> as published by the Free + Software Foundation, either version 3 of the license, or (at your + option) any later version. + + <b>Privoxy</b> is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT + ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or + FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the <i>license</i> for details. + + + +Privoxy 3.0.33 07 December 2021 <b>PRIVOXY(8)</b> +</pre> </body> </html>