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<div class="SECT1">
- <h1 class="SECT1"><a name="STARTUP" id="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>
-
+ <h1 class="SECT1"><a name="STARTUP" id="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>
<div class="FIGURE">
- <a name="AEN627" id="AEN627"></a>
-
- <p><b>Figure 2. Proxy Configuration Showing Mozilla/Netscape HTTP and
- HTTPS (SSL) Settings</b></p>
-
+ <a name="AEN725" id="AEN725"></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>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></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 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></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></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 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="AEN672" id="AEN672"></a>
-
- <p><b>Figure 3. Proxy Configuration Showing Internet Explorer HTTP and
- HTTPS (Secure) Settings</b></p>
-
+ <a name="AEN769" id="AEN769"></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>
-
+ <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" id="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>
-
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-DEBIAN" id="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>
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<td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
- # /etc/init.d/privoxy start
-</pre>
+ <pre class="SCREEN"> # /etc/init.d/privoxy start</pre>
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-
<div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-FREEBSD" id="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>
-
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-FREEBSD" id="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>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
- # service privoxy onestart
-</pre>
+ <pre class="SCREEN"> # service privoxy onestart</pre>
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-
<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>
+ <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. Generic
- instructions for Unix derivates (Solaris, NetBSD, HP-UX etc.)</a></h2>
-
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-UNICES" id="START-UNICES">5.4. Generic instructions for Unix derivates (Solaris,
+ NetBSD, HP-UX etc.)</a></h2>
<p>Example Unix startup command:</p>
-
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
- <pre class="SCREEN">
- # /usr/sbin/privoxy --user privoxy /etc/privoxy/config
-</pre>
+ <pre class="SCREEN"> # /usr/sbin/privoxy --user privoxy /etc/privoxy/config</pre>
</td>
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</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=
+ <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" 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>
+ <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>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>
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-MACOSX" id="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" id="CMDOPTIONS">5.7. Command
- Line Options</a></h2>
-
- <p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> may be invoked with the
- following command-line options:</p>
-
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="CMDOPTIONS" id="CMDOPTIONS">5.7. 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">--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>
+ <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><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>
+ <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>
+ <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>
+ <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>
+ <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>
+ <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>
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- <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=
+ <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>
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- <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
+ <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>
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