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-
- <p>Before launching <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> for the
- first time, you will want to configure your browser(s) to use
- <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> as a HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)
- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server" target=
- "_top">proxy</a>. The default is 127.0.0.1 (or localhost) for the proxy
- address, and port 8118 (earlier versions used port 8000). This is the one
- configuration step <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">that must
- be done</i></span>!</p>
-
- <p>Please note that <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> can only
- proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. It will not work with FTP or other
- protocols.</p>
-
- <div class="FIGURE">
- <a name="AEN916" id="AEN916"></a>
-
- <p><b>Figure 2. Proxy Configuration Showing Mozilla/Netscape HTTP and
- HTTPS (SSL) Settings</b></p>
-
- <div class="MEDIAOBJECT">
- <p><img src="proxy_setup.jpg"></p>
- </div>
- </div>
-
- <p>With <span class="APPLICATION">Firefox</span>, this is typically set
- under:</p>
-
- <p class="LITERALLAYOUT"> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Tools</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Options</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Advanced</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Network</span> -><span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Connection</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Settings</span><br></p>
-
- <p>Or optionally on some platforms:</p>
-
- <p class="LITERALLAYOUT"> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Edit</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Preferences</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">General</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Connection Settings</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Manual Proxy Configuration</span><br></p>
-
- <p>With <span class="APPLICATION">Netscape</span> (and <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Mozilla</span>), this can be set under:</p>
-
- <p class="LITERALLAYOUT"> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Edit</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Preferences</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Advanced</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Proxies</span> -> <span class="GUIBUTTON">HTTP
- Proxy</span><br></p>
-
- <p>For <span class="APPLICATION">Internet Explorer v.5-7</span>:</p>
-
- <p class="LITERALLAYOUT"> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Tools</span> -> <span class="GUIBUTTON">Internet
- Options</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">Connections</span> -> <span class=
- "GUIBUTTON">LAN Settings</span></p>
-
- <p>Then, check <span class="QUOTE">"Use Proxy"</span> and fill in the
- appropriate info (Address: 127.0.0.1, Port: 8118). Include HTTPS (SSL),
- if you want HTTPS proxy support too (sometimes labeled <span class=
- "QUOTE">"Secure"</span>). Make sure any checkboxes like <span class=
- "QUOTE">"Use the same proxy server for all protocols"</span> is
- <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">UNCHECKED</i></span>. You want
- only HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)!</p>
-
- <div class="FIGURE">
- <a name="AEN961" id="AEN961"></a>
-
- <p><b>Figure 3. Proxy Configuration Showing Internet Explorer HTTP and
- HTTPS (Secure) Settings</b></p>
-
- <div class="MEDIAOBJECT">
- <p><img src="proxy2.jpg"></p>
- </div>
- </div>
-
- <p>After doing this, flush your browser's disk and memory caches to force
- a re-reading of all pages and to get rid of any ads that may be cached.
- Remove any <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target=
- "_top">cookies</a>, if you want <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>
- to manage that. You are now ready to start enjoying the benefits of using
- <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>!</p>
-
- <p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> itself is typically started
- by specifying the main configuration file to be used on the command line.
- If no configuration file is specified on the command line, <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> will look for a file named <tt class=
- "FILENAME">config</tt> in the current directory. Except on Win32 where it
- will try <tt class="FILENAME">config.txt</tt>.</p>
-
- <div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-REDHAT" id="START-REDHAT">5.1. Red Hat
- and Fedora</a></h2>
-
- <p>A default Red Hat installation may not start <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> upon boot. It will use the file <tt class=
- "FILENAME">/etc/privoxy/config</tt> as its main configuration file.</p>
-
- <table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
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-
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-
- <table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
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- <td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
- # service privoxy start
-</pre>
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+ <a href="quickstart.html" accesskey="P">Prev</a>
+ </td>
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+ <hr align="LEFT" width="100%">
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+ <div class="SECT1">
+ <h1 class="SECT1">
+ <a name="STARTUP">5. Starting Privoxy</a>
+ </h1>
+ <p>
+ Before launching <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> for the
+ first time, you will want to configure your browser(s) to use <span
+ class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> as a HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) <a href=
+ "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server" target="_top">proxy</a>.
+ The default is 127.0.0.1 (or localhost) for the proxy address, and
+ port 8118 (earlier versions used port 8000). This is the one
+ configuration step <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">that
+ must be done</i></span>!
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Please note that <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> can only
+ proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. It will not work with FTP or other
+ protocols.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ </p>
+ <div class="FIGURE">
+ <a name="AEN667"></a>
+ <p>
+ <b>Figure 2. Proxy Configuration Showing Mozilla/Netscape HTTP and
+ HTTPS (SSL) Settings</b>
+ </p>
+ <div class="MEDIAOBJECT">
+ <p>
+ <img src="proxy_setup.jpg">
+ </p>
+ </div>
+ </div>
- <div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-DEBIAN" id="START-DEBIAN">5.2.
- Debian</a></h2>
-
- <p>We use a script. Note that Debian typically starts <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> upon booting per default. It will use the
- file <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/privoxy/config</tt> as its main
- configuration file.</p>
+ <p>
+ With <span class="APPLICATION">Firefox</span>, this is typically set
+ under:
+ </p>
+ <p class="LITERALLAYOUT">
+ <span class="GUIBUTTON">Tools</span> -> <span
+ class="GUIBUTTON">Options</span> -> <span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">Advanced</span> -> <span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">Network</span> -><span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">Connection</span> -> <span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">Settings</span><br>
+
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Or optionally on some platforms:
+ </p>
+ <p class="LITERALLAYOUT">
+ <span class="GUIBUTTON">Edit</span> -> <span
+ class="GUIBUTTON">Preferences</span> -> <span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">General</span> -> <span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">Connection Settings</span> -> <span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">Manual Proxy Configuration</span><br>
+
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ With <span class="APPLICATION">Netscape</span> (and <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Mozilla</span>), this can be set under:
+ </p>
+ <p class="LITERALLAYOUT">
+ <span class="GUIBUTTON">Edit</span> -> <span
+ class="GUIBUTTON">Preferences</span> -> <span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">Advanced</span> -> <span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">Proxies</span> -> <span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">HTTP Proxy</span><br>
+
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ For <span class="APPLICATION">Internet Explorer v.5-7</span>:
+ </p>
+ <p class="LITERALLAYOUT">
+ <span class="GUIBUTTON">Tools</span> -> <span
+ class="GUIBUTTON">Internet Options</span> -> <span
+ class="GUIBUTTON">Connections</span> -> <span class=
+ "GUIBUTTON">LAN Settings</span>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Then, check <span class="QUOTE">"Use Proxy"</span> and fill in the
+ appropriate info (Address: 127.0.0.1, Port: 8118). Include HTTPS
+ (SSL), if you want HTTPS proxy support too (sometimes labeled <span
+ class="QUOTE">"Secure"</span>). Make sure any checkboxes like <span
+ class="QUOTE">"Use the same proxy server for all protocols"</span> is
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">UNCHECKED</i></span>. You
+ want only HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)!
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ </p>
+ <div class="FIGURE">
+ <a name="AEN712"></a>
+ <p>
+ <b>Figure 3. Proxy Configuration Showing Internet Explorer HTTP and
+ HTTPS (Secure) Settings</b>
+ </p>
+ <div class="MEDIAOBJECT">
+ <p>
+ <img src="proxy2.jpg">
+ </p>
+ </div>
+ </div>
- <table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
- <tr>
- <td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
+ <p>
+ After doing this, flush your browser's disk and memory caches to
+ force a re-reading of all pages and to get rid of any ads that may be
+ cached. Remove any <a href=
+ "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target=
+ "_top">cookies</a>, if you want <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> to manage that. You are now ready to
+ start enjoying the benefits of using <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>!
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> itself is typically started
+ by specifying the main configuration file to be used on the command
+ line. If no configuration file is specified on the command line,
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> will look for a file named
+ <tt class="FILENAME">config</tt> in the current directory. Except on
+ Win32 where it will try <tt class="FILENAME">config.txt</tt>.
+ </p>
+ <div class="SECT2">
+ <h2 class="SECT2">
+ <a name="START-DEBIAN">5.1. Debian</a>
+ </h2>
+ <p>
+ We use a script. Note that Debian typically starts <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> upon booting per default. It will use
+ the file <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/privoxy/config</tt> as its main
+ configuration file.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ </p>
+ <table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
+ <tr>
+ <td>
+<pre class="SCREEN">
# /etc/init.d/privoxy start
</pre>
- </td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- </div>
-
- <div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-WINDOWS" id="START-WINDOWS">5.3.
- Windows</a></h2>
-
- <p>Click on the <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> Icon to start
- <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>. If no configuration file is
- specified on the command line, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>
- will look for a file named <tt class="FILENAME">config.txt</tt>. Note
- that Windows will automatically start <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> when the system starts if you chose that
- option when installing.</p>
-
- <p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> can run with full Windows
- service functionality. On Windows only, the <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> program has two new command line arguments
- to install and uninstall <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> as a
- service. See the <a href=
- "installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN">Windows Installation
- instructions</a> for details.</p>
- </div>
-
- <div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-UNICES" id="START-UNICES">5.4.
- Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX and others</a></h2>
-
- <p>Example Unix startup command:</p>
-
- <table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
- <tr>
- <td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
- # /usr/sbin/privoxy /etc/privoxy/config
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+ <div class="SECT2">
+ <h2 class="SECT2">
+ <a name="START-FREEBSD">5.2. FreeBSD and ElectroBSD</a>
+ </h2>
+ <p>
+ To start <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> upon booting, add
+ "privoxy_enable='YES'" to <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/rc.conf</tt>.
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> will use <tt class=
+ "FILENAME">/usr/local/etc/privoxy/config</tt> as its main
+ configuration file.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ If you installed <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> into a
+ jail, the paths above are relative to the jail root.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ To start <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> manually, run:
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ </p>
+ <table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
+ <tr>
+ <td>
+<pre class="SCREEN">
+ # service privoxy onestart
</pre>
- </td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- </div>
-
- <div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-OS2" id="START-OS2">5.5. OS/2</a></h2>
-
- <p>During installation, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> is
- configured to start automatically when the system restarts. You can
- start it manually by double-clicking on the <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> icon in the <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> folder.</p>
- </div>
-
- <div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-MACOSX" id="START-MACOSX">5.6. Mac OS
- X</a></h2>
-
- <p>After downloading the privoxy software, unzip the downloaded file by
- double-clicking on the zip file icon. Then, double-click on the
- installer package icon and follow the installation process.</p>
-
- <p>The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful
- installation. In addition, the privoxy service will automatically start
- every time your computer starts up.</p>
-
- <p>To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your
- computer starts up, remove or rename the folder named
- /Library/StartupItems/Privoxy.</p>
-
- <p>A simple application named Privoxy Utility has been created which
- enables administrators to easily start and stop the privoxy
- service.</p>
-
- <p>In addition, the Privoxy Utility presents a simple way for
- administrators to edit the various privoxy config files. A method to
- uninstall the software is also available.</p>
-
- <p>An administrator username and password must be supplied in order for
- the Privoxy Utility to perform any of the tasks.</p>
- </div>
-
- <div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-AMIGAOS" id="START-AMIGAOS">5.7.
- AmigaOS</a></h2>
-
- <p>Start <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> (with RUN
- <>NIL:) in your <tt class="FILENAME">startnet</tt> script
- (AmiTCP), in <tt class="FILENAME">s:user-startup</tt> (RoadShow), as
- startup program in your startup script (Genesis), or as startup action
- (Miami and MiamiDx). <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> will
- automatically quit when you quit your TCP/IP stack (just ignore the
- harmless warning your TCP/IP stack may display that <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> is still running).</p>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </div>
+ <div class="SECT2">
+ <h2 class="SECT2">
+ <a name="START-WINDOWS">5.3. Windows</a>
+ </h2>
+ <p>
+ Click on the <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> Icon to start
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>. If no configuration file
+ is specified on the command line, <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> will look for a file named <tt class=
+ "FILENAME">config.txt</tt>. Note that Windows will automatically
+ start <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> when the system
+ starts if you chose that option when installing.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> can run with full Windows
+ service functionality. On Windows only, the <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> program has two new command line
+ arguments to install and uninstall <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> as a service. See the <a href=
+ "installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN">Windows Installation
+ instructions</a> for details.
+ </p>
+ </div>
+ <div class="SECT2">
+ <h2 class="SECT2">
+ <a name="START-UNICES">5.4. Generic instructions for Unix derivates
+ (Solaris, NetBSD, HP-UX etc.)</a>
+ </h2>
+ <p>
+ Example Unix startup command:
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ </p>
+ <table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
+ <tr>
+ <td>
+<pre class="SCREEN">
+ # /usr/sbin/privoxy --user privoxy /etc/privoxy/config
+</pre>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+
+ <p>
+ Note that if you installed <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>
+ through a package manager, the package will probably contain a
+ platform-specific script or configuration file to start <span
+ class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> upon boot.
+ </p>
+ </div>
+ <div class="SECT2">
+ <h2 class="SECT2">
+ <a name="START-OS2">5.5. OS/2</a>
+ </h2>
+ <p>
+ During installation, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> is
+ configured to start automatically when the system restarts. You can
+ start it manually by double-clicking on the <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> icon in the <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> folder.
+ </p>
+ </div>
+ <div class="SECT2">
+ <h2 class="SECT2">
+ <a name="START-MACOSX">5.6. Mac OS X</a>
+ </h2>
+ <p>
+ The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful
+ installation (and thereafter every time your computer starts up)
+ however you will need to configure your web browser(s) to use it.
+ To do so, configure them to use a proxy for HTTP and HTTPS at the
+ address 127.0.0.1:8118.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when
+ your computer starts up, remove or rename the file <tt class=
+ "LITERAL">/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ijbswa.privoxy.plist</tt> (on
+ OS X 10.5 and higher) or the folder named <tt class=
+ "LITERAL">/Library/StartupItems/Privoxy</tt> (on OS X 10.4
+ 'Tiger').
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ To manually start or stop the privoxy service, use the scripts
+ startPrivoxy.sh and stopPrivoxy.sh supplied in
+ /Applications/Privoxy. They must be run from an administrator
+ account, using sudo.
+ </p>
+ </div>
+ <div class="SECT2">
+ <h2 class="SECT2">
+ <a name="CMDOPTIONS">5.7. Command Line Options</a>
+ </h2>
+ <p>
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> may be invoked with the
+ following command-line options:
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ </p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <p>
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class=
+ "EMPHASIS">--config-test</i></span>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ 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>
+ 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
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class=
+ "EMPHASIS">--no-daemon</i></span> is recommended if a
+ configured log file shouldn't be used.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--version</i></span>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Print version info and exit. Unix only.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--help</i></span>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Print short usage info and exit. Unix only.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class=
+ "EMPHASIS">--no-daemon</i></span>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Don't become a daemon, i.e. don't fork and become process group
+ leader, and don't detach from controlling tty. Unix only.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--pidfile
+ FILE</i></span>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ On startup, write the process ID to <span class="emphasis"><i
+ class="EMPHASIS">FILE</i></span>. Delete the <span class=
+ "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">FILE</i></span> on exit. Failure
+ to create or delete the <span class="emphasis"><i class=
+ "EMPHASIS">FILE</i></span> is non-fatal. If no <span class=
+ "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">FILE</i></span> option is given,
+ no PID file will be used. Unix only.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--user
+ USER[.GROUP]</i></span>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">USER</i></span>, and
+ if included the GID of GROUP. Exit if the privileges are not
+ sufficient to do so. Unix only.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--chroot</i></span>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Before changing to the user ID given in the <span class=
+ "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--user</i></span> option, chroot
+ to that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to
+ the <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> process that the
+ directory tree starts there. If set up carefully, this can
+ limit the impact of possible vulnerabilities in <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> to the files contained in that
+ hierarchy. Unix only.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class=
+ "EMPHASIS">--pre-chroot-nslookup hostname</i></span>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Specifies a hostname (for example www.privoxy.org) to look up
+ before doing a chroot. On some systems, initializing the
+ resolver library involves reading config files from /etc and/or
+ loading additional shared libraries from /lib. On these
+ systems, doing a hostname lookup before the chroot reduces the
+ number of files that must be copied into the chroot tree.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ For fastest startup speed, a good value is a hostname that is
+ not in /etc/hosts but that your local name server (listed in
+ /etc/resolv.conf) can resolve without recursion (that is,
+ without having to ask any other name servers). The hostname
+ need not exist, but if it doesn't, an error message (which can
+ be ignored) will be output.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>
+ <span class="emphasis"><i class=
+ "EMPHASIS">configfile</i></span>
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ If no <span class="emphasis"><i class=
+ "EMPHASIS">configfile</i></span> is included on the command
+ line, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> will look for a
+ file named <span class="QUOTE">"config"</span> in the current
+ directory (except on Win32 where it will look for <span class=
+ "QUOTE">"config.txt"</span> instead). Specify full path to
+ avoid confusion. If no config file is found, <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> will fail to start.
+ </p>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>
+ On <span class="APPLICATION">MS Windows</span> only there are two
+ additional command-line options to allow <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> to install and run as a <span class=
+ "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">service</i></span>. See the <a href=
+ "installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN">Window Installation
+ section</a> for details.
+ </p>
+ </div>
</div>
-
- <div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-GENTOO" id="START-GENTOO">5.8.
- Gentoo</a></h2>
-
- <p>A script is again used. It will use the file <tt class=
- "FILENAME">/etc/privoxy/config</tt> as its main configuration file.</p>
-
- <table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
+ <div class="NAVFOOTER">
+ <hr align="LEFT" width="100%">
+ <table summary="Footer navigation table" width="100%" border="0"
+ cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
- <td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
- /etc/init.d/privoxy start
-
-</pre>
+ <td width="33%" align="left" valign="top">
+ <a href="quickstart.html" accesskey="P">Prev</a>
+ </td>
+ <td width="34%" align="center" valign="top">
+ <a href="index.html" accesskey="H">Home</a>
+ </td>
+ <td width="33%" align="right" valign="top">
+ <a href="configuration.html" accesskey="N">Next</a>
</td>
</tr>
- </table>
-
- <p>Note that <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> is not
- automatically started at boot time by default. You can change this with
- the <tt class="LITERAL">rc-update</tt> command.</p>
-
- <table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
- <td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
- rc-update add privoxy default
-
-</pre>
+ <td width="33%" align="left" valign="top">
+ Quickstart to Using Privoxy
+ </td>
+ <td width="34%" align="center" valign="top">
+
+ </td>
+ <td width="33%" align="right" valign="top">
+ Privoxy Configuration
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
-
- <div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="CMDOPTIONS" id="CMDOPTIONS">5.9. Command
- Line Options</a></h2>
-
- <p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> may be invoked with the
- following command-line options:</p>
-
- <ul>
- <li>
- <p><span class="emphasis"><i class=
- "EMPHASIS">--version</i></span></p>
-
- <p>Print version info and exit. Unix only.</p>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <p><span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--help</i></span></p>
-
- <p>Print short usage info and exit. Unix only.</p>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <p><span class="emphasis"><i class=
- "EMPHASIS">--no-daemon</i></span></p>
-
- <p>Don't become a daemon, i.e. don't fork and become process group
- leader, and don't detach from controlling tty. Unix only.</p>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <p><span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--pidfile
- FILE</i></span></p>
-
- <p>On startup, write the process ID to <span class=
- "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">FILE</i></span>. Delete the
- <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">FILE</i></span> on exit.
- Failure to create or delete the <span class="emphasis"><i class=
- "EMPHASIS">FILE</i></span> is non-fatal. If no <span class=
- "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">FILE</i></span> option is given, no
- PID file will be used. Unix only.</p>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <p><span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--user
- USER[.GROUP]</i></span></p>
-
- <p>After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
- <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">USER</i></span>, and if
- included the GID of GROUP. Exit if the privileges are not
- sufficient to do so. Unix only.</p>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <p><span class="emphasis"><i class=
- "EMPHASIS">--chroot</i></span></p>
-
- <p>Before changing to the user ID given in the <span class=
- "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--user</i></span> option, chroot to
- that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to the
- <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> process that the directory
- tree starts there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact
- of possible vulnerabilities in <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> to the files contained in that
- hierarchy. Unix only.</p>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <p><span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">--pre-chroot-nslookup
- hostname</i></span></p>
-
- <p>Specifies a hostname to look up before doing a chroot. On some
- systems, initializing the resolver library involves reading config
- files from /etc and/or loading additional shared libraries from
- /lib. On these systems, doing a hostname lookup before the chroot
- reduces the number of files that must be copied into the chroot
- tree.</p>
-
- <p>For fastest startup speed, a good value is a hostname that is
- not in /etc/hosts but that your local name server (listed in
- /etc/resolv.conf) can resolve without recursion (that is, without
- having to ask any other name servers). The hostname need not exist,
- but if it doesn't, an error message (which can be ignored) will be
- output.</p>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <p><span class="emphasis"><i class=
- "EMPHASIS">configfile</i></span></p>
-
- <p>If no <span class="emphasis"><i class=
- "EMPHASIS">configfile</i></span> is included on the command line,
- <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> will look for a file named
- <span class="QUOTE">"config"</span> in the current directory
- (except on Win32 where it will look for <span class=
- "QUOTE">"config.txt"</span> instead). Specify full path to avoid
- confusion. If no config file is found, <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> will fail to start.</p>
- </li>
- </ul>
-
- <p>On <span class="APPLICATION">MS Windows</span> only there are two
- additional command-line options to allow <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> to install and run as a <span class=
- "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">service</i></span>. See the <a href=
- "installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN">Window Installation
- section</a> for details.</p>
- </div>
- </div>
-
- <div class="NAVFOOTER">
- <hr align="left" width="100%">
-
- <table summary="Footer navigation table" width="100%" border="0"
- cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
- <tr>
- <td width="33%" align="left" valign="top"><a href="quickstart.html"
- accesskey="P">Prev</a></td>
-
- <td width="34%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="index.html"
- accesskey="H">Home</a></td>
-
- <td width="33%" align="right" valign="top"><a href=
- "configuration.html" accesskey="N">Next</a></td>
- </tr>
-
- <tr>
- <td width="33%" align="left" valign="top">Quickstart to Using
- Privoxy</td>
-
- <td width="34%" align="center" valign="top"> </td>
-
- <td width="33%" align="right" valign="top">Privoxy Configuration</td>
- </tr>
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