-<html><head><title>Privoxy Man page</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../p_web.css"></head><body><H2>NAME</H2>
-<PRE>
-<!-- Manpage converted by man2html 3.0.1 -->
- <B>privoxy</B> - Privacy enhancing Proxy
+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
+<html>
+<head>
+ <title>Man page of PRIVOXY</title>
+ <link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="../p_doc.css">
+</head>
-</PRE>
-<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
- <B>privoxy</B> [--help] [--version] [--no-daemon] [--pidfile <I>pid</I>
- <I>file</I>] [--user <I>user</I>[.<I>group</I>]] <I>[configfile]</I> (Unix)
+<body>
+ <h1>PRIVOXY</h1>Section: (1)<br>
+ Updated: 02 March 2013<br>
+ <a href="#index">Index</a>
+ <hr>
+ <a name="lbAB" id="lbAB"> </a>
- <B>privoxy.exe</B> <I>[configfile]</I> (Windows)
+ <h2>NAME</h2>privoxy - Privacy Enhancing Proxy <a name="lbAC" id=
+ "lbAC"> </a>
+ <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
+ <p><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>
-</PRE>
-<H2>OPTIONS</H2><PRE>
- <B>Privoxy</B> may be invoked with the following command-line
- options:
+ <p><a name="lbAD" id="lbAD"> </a></p>
- <B>--version</B> (unix only)
- Print version info and exit.
+ <h2>OPTIONS</h2>
- <B>--help</B> (unix only)
- Print a short usage info and exit.
+ <p><b>Privoxy</b> may be invoked with the following command line
+ options:</p>
- <B>--no-daemon</B> (unix only)
- 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.
+ <dl compact>
+ <dt><b>--chroot</b></dt>
- <B>--pidfile</B> <I>pidfile</I> (unix only)
- On startup, write the process ID to <I>pidfile</I>. Delete
- the <I>pidfile</I> on exit. Failiure 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.
+ <dd>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.</dd>
- <B>--user</B> <I>user</I>[.<I>group</I>] (unix only)
- 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.
+ <dt><b>--config-test</b></dt>
+ <dd>
+ 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 <I>configfile</I> is not specified on the command line,
- <B>Privoxy</B> will look for a file named <B>config</B> in the current
- directory (except on Win32 where it will try <B>config.txt</B>).
+ <p>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>This option doesn't affect the log setting, combination with
+ "--no-daemon" is recommended if a configured log file shouldn't be
+ used.</p>
+ </dd>
+ <dt><b>--help</b></dt>
+ <dd>Print brief usage info and exit.</dd>
-</PRE>
-<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
- <B>Privoxy</B> is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabili
- ties for protecting privacy, filtering web page content,
- managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads,
- banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk.
- <B>Privoxy</B> has a very flexible configuration and can be cus
- tomized to suit individual needs and tastes. <B>Privoxy</B> has
- application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user
- <B>Junkbuster</B> was originally written by JunkBusters Corpora
- tion, and was released as free open-source software under
- the GNU GPL. Stefan Waldherr made many improvements, and
- started the SourceForge project to continue development.
-
+ <dt><b>--no-daemon</b></dt>
+ <dd>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.</dd>
-</PRE>
-<H2>INSTALLATION AND USE</H2><PRE>
- Browsers must be individually configured to use <B>Privoxy</B> as
- a HTTP proxy. The default setting is for localhost, on
- port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To set
- the HTTP proxy in Netscape and Mozilla, go through: <B>Edit</B>;
- <B>Preferences</B>; <B>Advanced</B>; <B>Proxies</B>; <B>Manual</B> <B>Proxy</B> <B>Configura</B>
- <B>tion</B>; <B>View</B>.
-
- For Internet Explorer, go through: <B>Tools</B>; <B>Internet</B> <B>Proper</B>
- <B>ties</B>; <B>Connections</B>; <B>LAN</B> <B>Settings</B>.
-
- The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same val
- ues, otherwise <B>https:</B> URLs will not be proxied.
-
- For other browsers, check the documentation.
-
-
-
-</PRE>
-<H2>CONFIGURATION</H2><PRE>
- <B>Privoxy</B> can be configured with the various configuration
- files. The default configuration files are: <I>config</I>,
- <I>default.action</I>, and <I>default.filter</I>. These are well com
- mented. On Unix and Unix-like systems, these are located
- in <I>/etc/privoxy/</I> by default. On Windows, OS/2 and AmigaOS,
- these files are in the same directory as the <B>Privoxy</B> exe
- cutable.
-
- The name and number of configuration files has changed
- from previous versions, and is subject to change as devel
- opment progresses. In fact, the configuration itself is
- changed and much more sophisticated. See the user-manual
- for a brief explanation of all configuration options.
-
- The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured
- with your web browser at <I>http://www.privoxy.org/config</I>.
- <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.
-
-
-
-</PRE>
-<H2>SAMPLE CONFIGURATION</H2><PRE>
- A brief example of what a <I>default.action</I> configuration
- might look like:
-
-
- # Define a few useful custom aliases for later use
- {{alias}}
- +no-cookies = +no-cookies-set +no-cookies-read
-
- # Do accept cookies
- -no-cookies = -no-cookies-set -no-cookies-read
-
- # Treat these blocked URLs as images.
- +imageblock = +block +image
-
- # Define page filters we want to use.
- myfilters = +filter{html-annoyances} +filter{js-annoyances}\
- +filter{no-popups} +filter{webbugs}
-
- ## Default Policies (actions) ############################
- { \
- -block \
- -downgrade \
- +fast-redirects \
- myfilters \
- +no-compression \
- +hide-forwarded \
- +hide-from{block} \
- +hide-referer{forge} \
- -hide-user-agent \
- -image \
- +image-blocker{blank} \
- +no-cookies-keep \
- -no-cookies-read \
- -no-cookies-set \
- +no-popups \
- -vanilla-wafer \
- -wafer \
- }
- /
-
- # Now set exceptions to the above defined policies #######
-
- # Sites where we want persistant cookies
- {-no-cookies -no-cookies-keep}
- .redhat.com
- .sun.com
- .yahoo.com
- .msdn.microsoft.com
-
- # This site requires cookies AND 'fast-redirects' on
- {-no-cookies -no-cookies-keep -fast-redirects}
- .nytimes.com
-
- # Add custom headers, and turn off filtering of page source
- {+add-header{X-Privacy: Yes please} #-add-header{*} \
- +add-header{X-User-Tracking: No thanks!} -filter}
- privacy.net
-
- .adforce.imgis.com
- .ad.preferences.com/image.*
- .ads.web.aol.com
- .ad-adex3.flycast.com
- .ad.doubleclick.net
- .ln.doubleclick.net
- .ad.de.doubleclick.net
- /.*/count\.cgi\?.*df=
- 194.221.183.22[1-7]
- a196.g.akamai.net/7/196/2670/000[12]/images.gmx.net/i4/images/.*/
-
- # Block any URLs that match these patterns
- {+block}
- /.*/(.*[-_.])?ads?[0-9]?(/|[-_.].*|\.(gif|jpe?g))
- /.*/(plain|live|rotate)[-_.]?ads?/
- /.*/(sponsor)s?[0-9]?/
- /.*/ad(server|stream|juggler)\.(cgi|pl|dll|exe)
- /.*/adbanners/
- /.*/adv((er)?ts?|ertis(ing|ements?))?/
- /.*/banners?/
- /.*/popupads/
- /.*/advert[0-9]+\.jpg
- /ad_images/
- /.*/ads/
- /images/.*/.*_anim\.gif
- /rotations/
- /.*(ms)?backoff(ice)?.*\.(gif|jpe?g)
- 195.63.104.*/(inbox|log|meld|folderlu|folderru|log(in|out)[lmr]u|)
- .images.nytimes.com
- .images.yahoo.com/adv/
- /.*cnnstore\.gif
-
-
-
- See the comments in the configuration files themselves, or
- the user-manual for explanations of the above syntax, and
- other <B>Privoxy</B> configuration options.
-
-
-
-</PRE>
-<H2>FILES</H2><PRE>
- <I>/usr/sbin/privoxy</I>
- <I>/etc/privoxy/config</I>
- <I>/etc/privoxy/default.action</I>
- <I>/etc/privoxy/advanced.action</I>
- <I>/etc/privoxy/basic.action</I>
- <I>/etc/privoxy/intermediate.action</I>
- <I>/etc/privoxy/default.filter</I>
- <I>/etc/privoxy/trust</I>
- <I>/etc/privoxy/templates/*</I>
- <I>/var/log/privoxy/logfile</I>
-
-
- mentation should be included in the local documentation
- directory, though is not complete at this time.
-
+ <dt><b>--pidfile</b> <i>pidfile</i></dt>
+ <dd>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.</dd>
-</PRE>
-<H2>SIGNALS</H2><PRE>
- <B>Privoxy</B> terminates on the <B>SIGINT</B>, <B>SIGTERM</B> and <B>SIGABRT</B> sig
- nals. 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 auto
- matically.
+ <dt><b>--pre-chroot-nslookup</b> <i>hostname</i></dt>
+ <dd>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.</dd>
+ <dt><b>--user</b> <i>user[.group]</i></dt>
-</PRE>
-<H2>NOTES</H2><PRE>
- This is a <B>BETA</B> version of <B>Privoxy</B>. Not all features are
- well tested.
+ <dd>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.</dd>
- Please see the user-maual on how to contact the developers
- for feature requests, reporting problems, and other ques
- tions.
+ <dt><b>--version</b></dt>
+ <dd>Print version info and exit.</dd>
+ </dl>
+ <p>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. <a name="lbAE" id="lbAE"> </a></p>
-</PRE>
-<H2>BUGS</H2><PRE>
- Probably. Please see the user-manual for how and where to
- report bugs.
+ <h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
+ <p>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>Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2.</p>
+ <p>Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest
+ (SPI).</p>
-</PRE>
-<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- http://www.privoxy.org/
- http://config.privoxy.org/
- http://www.privoxy.org/faq/
- http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/
- http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa (Privoxy Project
- Page)
- http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/
- http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html
- http://privacy.net/analyze/
- http://www.squid-cache.org/
- http://linuxalpha.ch/steudten/software/
+ <p>Helping hands and donations are welcome:</p>
+ <dl compact>
+ <dt>•</dt>
+ <dd><a href=
+ "http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE</a></dd>
-</PRE>
-<H2>DEVELOPMENT TEAM</H2><PRE>
- Stefan Waldherr
- Andreas Oesterhelt
- Jon Foster
- Markus Breitenbach
- Thomas Steudten
- David Schmidt
- Haroon Rafique
- Joerg Strohmayer
- Shamim Mohamed
- John Venvertloh
- Hal Burgiss
- Rodrigo Barbosa
- Gábor Lipták
+ <dt>•</dt>
+ <dd><a href=
+ "http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE</a></dd>
+ </dl><a name="lbAF" id="lbAF"> </a>
+ <h2>INSTALLATION AND USAGE</h2>
-</PRE>
-<H2>COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE</H2><PRE>
- This program is free software; you can redistribute it
- and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
- License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
- either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any
- later version.
+ <p>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>
- This program 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 GNU General Public License for more
- details.
+ <p>For Internet Explorer, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Internet
+ Properties</b>; <b>Connections</b>; <b>LAN Settings</b>.</p>
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
- License along with this program; if not, write to the Free
- Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
- Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ <p>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>For other browsers, check the documentation. <a name="lbAG" id=
+ "lbAG"> </a></p>
+
+ <h2>CONFIGURATION</h2>
+
+ <p><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>
- Internet Junkbuster Proxy is a trademark of Junkbusters
- Corporation.
+ <p><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>The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your web
+ browser at <a href=
+ "http://config.privoxy.org/">http://config.privoxy.org/</a> (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>See the <i>User Manual</i> for a detailed explanation of installation,
+ general usage, all configuration options, new features and notes on
+ upgrading. <a name="lbAH" id="lbAH"> </a></p>
+
+ <h2>FILES</h2>
+ <pre>
+ <i>/usr/sbin/privoxy</i>
+ <i>/etc/privoxy/config</i>
+ <i>/etc/privoxy/match-all.action</i>
+ <i>/etc/privoxy/default.action</i>
+ <i>/etc/privoxy/user.action</i>
+ <i>/etc/privoxy/default.filter</i>
+ <i>/etc/privoxy/user.filter</i>
+ <i>/etc/privoxy/trust</i>
+ <i>/etc/privoxy/templates/*</i>
+ <i>/var/log/privoxy/logfile</i>
+</pre>
+ <p>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. <a name="lbAI" id=
+ "lbAI"> </a></p>
+ <h2>SIGNALS</h2>
+ <p><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. <a name="lbAJ" id=
+ "lbAJ"> </a></p>
+ <h2>NOTES</h2>
+ <p>Please see the <i>User Manual</i> on how to contact the developers, for
+ feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions. <a name="lbAK"
+ id="lbAK"> </a></p>
+ <h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
+ <p>Other references and sites of interest to <b>Privoxy</b> users:</p>
+ <p><a href="http://www.privoxy.org/">http://www.privoxy.org/,</a> the
+ <b>Privoxy</b> Home page.</p>
+ <p><a href="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/,</a>
+ the <b>Privoxy</b> FAQ.</p>
+
+ <p><a href=
+ "http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/">http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/,</a>
+ the <b>Privoxy</b> developer manual.</p>
+
+ <p><a href=
+ "https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/">https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/,</a>
+ the Project Page for <b>Privoxy</b> on SourceForge.</p>
+
+ <p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/">http://config.privoxy.org/,</a> the
+ web-based user interface. <b>Privoxy</b> must be running for this to work.
+ Shortcut: <a href="http://p.p/">http://p.p/</a></p>
+ <p><a href=
+ "https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118">https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118</a>&atid=460288,
+ to submit ``misses'' and other configuration related suggestions to the
+ developers. <a name="lbAL" id="lbAL"> </a></p>
+ <h2>DEVELOPMENT TEAM</h2>
+ <pre>
+ Fabian Keil, lead developer
+ David Schmidt
+ Hal Burgiss
+ Lee Rian
+ Roland Rosenfeld
+ Ian Silvester
+</pre><a name="lbAM" id="lbAM"> </a>
+
+ <h2>COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE</h2><a name="lbAN" id="lbAN"> </a>
+ <h3>COPYRIGHT</h3>
+ <p>Copyright (C) 2001-2013 by Privoxy Developers <<a href=
+ "mailto:ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net">ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net</a>></p>
+ <p>Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous Coders
+ and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the <i>GNU General Public
+ License</i>. <a name="lbAO" id="lbAO"> </a></p>
+ <h3>LICENSE</h3>
+ <p><b>Privoxy</b> is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the <i>GNU General Public License</i>, version 2, as
+ published by the Free Software Foundation.</p>
+ <p><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>
+ <a name="index" id="index"> </a>
+ <h2>Index</h2>
+ <dl>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAB">NAME</a></dt>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</a></dt>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAD">OPTIONS</a></dt>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAE">DESCRIPTION</a></dt>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAF">INSTALLATION AND USAGE</a></dt>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAG">CONFIGURATION</a></dt>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAH">FILES</a></dt>
-</PRE>
-</body></html>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAI">SIGNALS</a></dt>
+
+ <dt><a href="#lbAJ">NOTES</a></dt>
+
+ <dt><a href="#lbAK">SEE ALSO</a></dt>
+
+ <dt><a href="#lbAL">DEVELOPMENT TEAM</a></dt>
+
+ <dt><a href="#lbAM">COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE</a></dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <dl>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAN">COPYRIGHT</a></dt>
+
+ <dt><a href="#lbAO">LICENSE</a></dt>
+ </dl>
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
+ <hr>
+ This document was created by man2html, using the manual pages.<br>
+ Time: 14:21:31 GMT, March 02, 2013
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