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in <tt class="FILENAME">default.action</tt> are:</p>
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- <a name="AEN2891" id="AEN2891"></a>
+ <a name="AEN2543" id="AEN2543"></a>
<p><b>Table 1. Default Configurations</b></p>
actions</a>.</p>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN2990" id="AEN2990">8.1. Finding the Right
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN2642" id="AEN2642">8.1. Finding the Right
Mix</a></h2>
<p>Note that some <a href="actions-file.html#ACTIONS">actions</a>, like
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- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN2997" id="AEN2997">8.2. How to
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN2649" id="AEN2649">8.2. How to
Edit</a></h2>
<p>The easiest way to edit the actions files is with a browser by using
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- <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN3191" id="AEN3191">8.4.2. The Path
+ <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN2843" id="AEN2843">8.4.2. The Path
Pattern</a></h3>
<p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> uses <span class=
<p>External filters are scripts or programs that can modify the
content in case common <tt class="LITERAL"><a href=
"actions-file.html#FILTER">filters</a></tt> aren't powerful
- enough.</p>
+ enough. With the exception that this action doesn't use
+ pcrs-based filters, the notes in the <tt class=
+ "LITERAL"><a href="actions-file.html#FILTER">filter</a></tt>
+ section apply.</p>
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<p>If the ports are missing or invalid, default values
will be used. This might change in the future and you
shouldn't rely on it. Otherwise incorrect syntax causes
- Privoxy to exit.</p>
+ Privoxy to exit. Due to design limitations, invalid
+ parameter syntax isn't detected until the action is
+ used the first time.</p>
<p>Use the <a href=
"http://config.privoxy.org/show-url-info" target=
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-# Always use direct connections for requests previously tagged as
+# Use an ssh tunnel for requests previously tagged as
# <span class="QUOTE">"User-Agent: fetch libfetch/2.0"</span> and make sure
# resuming downloads continues to work.
+#
# This way you can continue to use Tor for your normal browsing,
# without overloading the Tor network with your FreeBSD ports updates
# or downloads of bigger files like ISOs.
+#
# Note that HTTP headers are easy to fake and therefore their
# values are as (un)trustworthy as your clients and users.
-{+forward-override{forward .} \
+{+forward-override{forward-socks5 10.0.0.2:2222 .} \
-hide-if-modified-since \
-overwrite-last-modified \
}
<p>The syntax for pcrs commands is documented in the <a href=
"filter-file.html">filter file</a> section.</p>
- <p>This action will be ignored if you use it together with
- <tt class="LITERAL"><a href=
- "actions-file.html#BLOCK">block</a></tt>. It can be combined
- with <tt class="LITERAL"><a href=
- "actions-file.html#FAST-REDIRECTS">fast-redirects{check-decoded-url}</a></tt>
+ <p>Requests can't be blocked and redirected at the same time,
+ applying this action together with <tt class="LITERAL"><a href=
+ "actions-file.html#BLOCK">block</a></tt> is a configuration
+ error. Currently the request is blocked and an error message
+ logged, the behavior may change in the future and result in
+ Privoxy rejecting the action file.</p>
+
+ <p>This action can be combined with <tt class=
+ "LITERAL"><a href="actions-file.html#FAST-REDIRECTS">fast-redirects{check-decoded-url}</a></tt>
to redirect to a decoded version of a rewritten URL.</p>
<p>Use this action carefully, make sure not to create
{+redirect{s@^http://[^/]*/results\.aspx\?q=([^&]*).*@http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=$1@}}
search.msn.com//results\.aspx\?q=
+# Redirect http://example.com/&bla=fasel&toChange=foo (and any other value but "bar")
+# to http://example.com/&bla=fasel&toChange=bar
+#
+# The URL pattern makes sure that the following request isn't redirected again.
+{+redirect{s@toChange=[^&]+@toChange=bar@}}
+example.com/.*toChange=(?!bar)
+
+# Add a shortcut to look up illumos bugs
+{+redirect{s@^http://i([0-9]+)/.*@https://www.illumos.org/issues/$1@}}
+# Redirected URL = http://i4974/
+# Redirect Destination = https://www.illumos.org/issues/4974
+i[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]*/
+
# Redirect remote requests for this manual
# to the local version delivered by Privoxy
{+redirect{s@^http://www@http://config@}}
{+server-header-tagger{content-type}}
/
+# If the response has a tag starting with 'image/' enable an external
+# filter that only applies to images.
+#
+# Note that the filter is not available by default, it's just a
+# <tt class="LITERAL"><a href=
+"filter-file.html#EXTERNAL-FILTER-SYNTAX">silly example</a></tt>.
+{+external-filter{rotate-image} +force-text-mode}
+TAG:^image/
+
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- <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN4918" id="AEN4918">8.5.36.
+ <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN4575" id="AEN4575">8.5.36.
Summary</a></h3>
<p>Note that many of these actions have the potential to cause a page
together:</p>
<div class="SECT3">
- <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN4982" id="AEN4982">8.7.1.
+ <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN4639" id="AEN4639">8.7.1.
match-all.action</a></h3>
<p>Remember <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">all actions
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<div class="SECT3">
- <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN5004" id="AEN5004">8.7.2.
+ <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN4661" id="AEN4661">8.7.2.
default.action</a></h3>
<p>If you aren't a developer, there's no need for you to edit the
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- <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN5117" id="AEN5117">8.7.3.
+ <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN4774" id="AEN4774">8.7.3.
user.action</a></h3>
<p>So far we are painting with a broad brush by setting general
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