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- <h2>NAME</h2>
- <pre>
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+ <h1>PRIVOXY</h1>Section: (1)<br>
+ Updated: 06 Januar 2013<br>
+ <a href="#index">Index</a>
+ <hr>
+ <a name="lbAB" id="lbAB"> </a>
-</pre>
+ <h2>NAME</h2>privoxy - Privacy Enhancing Proxy <a name="lbAC" id=
+ "lbAC"> </a>
<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
- <pre>
- <b>privoxy</b> [<b>--help</b> ] [<b>--version</b> ] [<b>--no-daemon</b> ] [<b>--pidfile</b> <i>pidfile</i> ]
- [<b>--user</b> <i>user[.group]</i> ] [<b>--chroot</b> ] [<b>--pre-chroot-nslookup</b> <i>hostname</i> ]
- [<i>configfile</i> ]
+ <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>
+ <p><a name="lbAD" id="lbAD"> </a></p>
<h2>OPTIONS</h2>
- <pre>
- <b>Privoxy</b> may be invoked with the following command line options:
- <b>--help</b> Print brief usage info and exit.
+ <p><b>Privoxy</b> may be invoked with the following command line
+ options:</p>
- <b>--version</b>
- Print version info and exit.
+ <dl compact>
+ <dt><b>--chroot</b></dt>
- <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 log-
- ging there.
+ <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>--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.
+ <dt><b>--config-test</b></dt>
- <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
- sufficient to do so.
+ <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.
- <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 pre-
- tend to the <b>Privoxy</b> process that the directory tree starts
- there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of possi-
- ble vulnerabilities in <b>Privoxy</b> to the files contained in that
- hierarchy.
+ <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>
- <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.
+ <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>
- 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>con-</i>
- <i>figfile</i> is found, <b>Privoxy</b> will fail to start.
+ <dt><b>--help</b></dt>
+ <dd>Print brief usage info and exit.</dd>
-</pre>
+ <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>
+
+ <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>
+
+ <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>
+
+ <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>
+
+ <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>
<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
- <pre>
- Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities
- for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, con-
- trolling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.
- Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be customized to suit
+ <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>
-</pre>
+ <p>Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2.</p>
- <h2>INSTALLATION AND USAGE</h2>
- <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>.
+ <p>Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest
+ (SPI).</p>
- For Internet Explorer, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Internet</b> <b>Properties</b>; <b>Connec-</b>
- <b>tions</b>; <b>LAN</b> <b>Settings</b>.
+ <p>Helping hands and donations are welcome:</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.
+ <dl compact>
+ <dt>•</dt>
- For other browsers, check the documentation.
+ <dd><a href=
+ "http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE</a></dd>
+ <dt>•</dt>
-</pre>
+ <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>CONFIGURATION</h2>
- <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
- 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.
-
- See the <i>User</i> <i>Manual</i> for a detailed explanation of installation, general
- usage, all configuration options, new features and notes on upgrading.
+ <h2>INSTALLATION AND USAGE</h2>
+ <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>
-</pre>
+ <p>For Internet Explorer, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Internet
+ Properties</b>; <b>Connections</b>; <b>LAN Settings</b>.</p>
+
+ <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>
+
+ <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>
- detect them automatically.
+ <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>
-</pre>
+ <h2>SIGNALS</h2>
- <h2>NOTES</h2>
- <pre>
- This is a UNRELEASED version of <b>Privoxy</b>. Not all features are well
- tested.
+ <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>
- Please see the <i>User</i> <i>Manual</i> on how to contact the developers, for fea-
- ture requests, reporting problems, and other questions.
+ <h2>NOTES</h2>
+ <p>This is a beta version of <b>Privoxy</b>. Not all features are well
+ tested.</p>
-</pre>
+ <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&atid=460288">https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288</a>,
+ to submit ``misses'' and other configuration related suggestions to the
+ developers. <a name="lbAL" id="lbAL"> </a></p>
+
+ <h2>DEVELOPMENT TEAM</h2>
<pre>
- Other references and sites of interest to <b>Privoxy</b> users:
+ Fabian Keil, lead developer
+ David Schmidt, developer
+ Hal Burgiss
+ Lee Rian
+ Roland Rosenfeld
+ Ian Silvester
+</pre><a name="lbAM" id="lbAM"> </a>
- http://www.privoxy.org/, the <b>Privoxy</b> Home page.
+ <h2>COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE</h2><a name="lbAN" id="lbAN"> </a>
- http://www.privoxy.org/faq/, the <b>Privoxy</b> FAQ.
+ <h3>COPYRIGHT</h3>
- http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, the <b>Privoxy</b> developer manual.
+ <p>Copyright (C) 2001-2013 by Privoxy Developers <<a href=
+ "mailto:ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net">ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net</a>></p>
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/, the Project Page for <b>Privoxy</b>
- on SourceForge.
+ <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>
- http://config.privoxy.org/, the web-based user interface. <b>Privoxy</b> must
- be running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/
+ <h3>LICENSE</h3>
- https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288, to submit
- ``misses'' and other configuration related suggestions to the develop-
- ers.
+ <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>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 <i>GNU General Public
+ License</i> for details.</p>
-</pre>
+ <p>You should have received a copy of the <i>GNU GPL</i> along with this
+ program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin
+ Street, Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA</p>
+ <hr>
+ <a name="index" id="index"> </a>
- <h2>DEVELOPMENT TEAM</h2>
- <pre>
- Fabian Keil, lead developer
- David Schmidt, developer
+ <h2>Index</h2>
- Hal Burgiss
- Lee Rian
- Roland Rosenfeld
+ <dl>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAB">NAME</a></dt>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</a></dt>
-</pre>
+ <dt><a href="#lbAD">OPTIONS</a></dt>
- <h2>COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE</h2>
- <pre>
- <b>COPYRIGHT</b>
- Copyright (C) 2001-2011 by Privoxy Developers <ijbswa-develop-
- ers@lists.sourceforge.net>
-
- Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous
- Coders and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the <i>GNU</i> <i>General</i> <i>Public</i>
- <i>License</i>.
-
- <b>LICENSE</b>
- <b>Privoxy</b> is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- under the terms of the <i>GNU</i> <i>General</i> <i>Public</i> <i>License</i>, version 2, as pub-
- lished by the Free Software Foundation.
-</pre>
+ <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>
+
+ <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: 18:35:36 GMT, January 06, 2013
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