+ + ++
+ privoxy [--chroot ] [--config-test ] [--help ] [--no-daemon ] + [--pidfile pidfile ] [--pre-chroot-nslookup hostname ] [--user + user[.group] ] [--version ] [configfile ] + + + ++
+ Privoxy may be invoked with the following command line options: + + --chroot + 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 Privoxy process that the directory tree starts + there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of + possible vulnerabilities in Privoxy to the files contained in + that hierarchy. + + --config-test + 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 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). + + This option doesn't affect the log setting, combination with + "--no-daemon" is recommended if a configured log file shouldn't + be used. + + --help Print brief usage info and exit. + + --no-daemon + 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. + + --pidfile pidfile + On startup, write the process ID to pidfile. Delete the pidfile + on exit. Failure to create or delete the pidfile is non-fatal. + If no --pidfile option is given, no PID file will be used. + + --pre-chroot-nslookup hostname + Initialize the resolver library using hostname before + chroot'ing. On some systems this reduces the number of files + that must be copied into the chroot tree. + + --user user[.group] + After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of + user and the GID of group, or, if the optional group was not + given, the default group of user. Exit if the privileges are not + + individual needs and tastes. It has application for both stand-alone + systems and multi-user networks. + + Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2. + + Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest + (SPI). + + Helping hands and donations are welcome: + + ââ¬Â¢ https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE + + ââ¬Â¢ https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE + + ++
+ Browsers can either be individually configured to use Privoxy as a HTTP + proxy (recommended), or Privoxy can be combined with a packet filter to + build an intercepting proxy (see config). The default setting is for + localhost, on port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To + set the HTTP proxy in Firefox, go through: Tools; Options; General; + Connection Settings; Manual Proxy Configuration. + + For Internet Explorer, go through: Tools; Internet Properties; + Connections; LAN Settings. + + The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise + https: URLs will not be proxied. Note: Privoxy 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. + + For other browsers, check the documentation. + + ++
+ Privoxy can be configured with the various configuration files. The + default configuration files are: config, default.filter, default.action + and default.action. user.action should be used for locally defined + exceptions to the default rules in match-all.action and default.action, + and user.filter for locally defined filters. These are well commented. + On Unix and Unix-like systems, these are located in /etc/privoxy/ by + default. -Manpage of PRIVOXY - -PRIVOXY
-Section: (1)
Updated: 14 May 2002
Index -
- - -NAME
- -privoxy - Privacy Enhancing Proxy - -SYNOPSIS
- --privoxy [--help] [--version] [--no-daemon] [--pidfile pidfile] [--user user[.group]] [configfile] (UNIX) -
-
-privoxy.exe [configfile] (Windows) -
OPTIONS
- -- -Privoxy may be invoked with the following command line -options: -
- -If the configfile is not specified on the command line, -Privoxy will look for a file named -config in the current directory (except on Win32 where -it will try config.txt). If no -configfile is found, Privoxy will -fail to start. - -
- -Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering -capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing -cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other -obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a very -flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and -tastes. Privoxy has application for both -stand-alone systems and multi-user networks. -
- -Privoxy is based on Internet -Junkbuster (tm). - -
- -Browsers must be individually configured to use Privoxy 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: Edit; -Preferences; Advanced; -Proxies; Manual Proxy Configuration; -View. -
- -For Internet Explorer, go through: Tools; -Internet Properties; Connections; -LAN Settings. -
- -The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise -https: URLs will not be proxied. -
- -For other browsers, check the documentation. - -
- -Privoxy can be configured with the various configuration -files. The default configuration files are: config, -default.filter, and -default.action. user.action should -be used for locally defined exceptions to the default rules of -default.action These are all well commented. On Unix -and Unix-like systems, these are located in -/etc/privoxy/ by default. On Windows, OS/2 and AmigaOS, -these files are in the same directory as the Privoxy -executable. -
- -The name and number of configuration files has changed from previous -versions, and is subject to change as development progresses. In fact, the -configuration itself is changed and much more sophisticated. See the -user-manual for a -complete explanation of all configuration options and general usage. -
- -The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your -web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/. -Privoxy's configuration parameters can also be viewed at -the same page. In addition, Privoxy can be toggled on/off. -This is an internal page. - -
- -A brief example of what a simple default.action -configuration might look like: -
-
- # Define a few useful custom aliases for later use
- {{alias}}
-
- # Useful aliases
- +crunch-cookies = +crunch-incoming-cookies +crunch-outgoing-cookies
- -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies
- +imageblock = +block +handle-as-image
-
- # Fragile sites should have the minimum changes
- fragile = -block -deanimate-gifs -fast-redirects -filter \
- -hide-referer -prevent-cookies -kill-popups
-
- ## Turn some actions on ################################
- { \
- -add-header \
- -block \
- +deanimate-gifs{last} \
- -downgrade-http-version \
- -fast-redirects \
- +filter{html-annoyances} \
- +filter{js-annoyances} \
- +filter{content-cookies} \
- +filter{webbugs} \
- +filter{banners-by-size} \
- +hide-forwarded-for-headers \
- +hide-from-header{block} \
- +hide-referrer{forge} \
- -hide-user-agent \
- -handle-as-image \
- +set-image-blocker{pattern} \
- -limit-connect \
- +prevent-compression \
- +session-cookies-only \
- -crunch-cookies \
- -kill-popups \
- }
- / # '/' Matches *all* URL patterns
-
- # Block, and treat these URL patterns as if they were 'images'.
- # We would expect these to be ads.
- {+imageblock}
- .ad.doubleclick.net
- .a[0-9].yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$
- ad.*.doubleclick.net
-
- # Block any URLs that match these patterns
- {+block}
- ad*.
- .*ads.
- banner?.
- /.*count(er)?\.(pl|cgi|exe|dll|asp|php[34]?)
- .hitbox.com
-
- # Make exceptions for these harmless ones that would be
- # caught by our +block patterns just above.
- {-block}
- adsl.
- advice.
- .*downloads.
-
-
-- -Then for a user.action, we would put local, -narrowly defined exceptions: -
-
- # Re-define aliases as needed here
- {{alias}}
-
- # Useful aliases
- -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies
-
- # Set personal exceptions to the policies in default.action #######
-
- # Sites where we want persistant cookies, so allow *all* cookies
- {-crunch-cookies -session-cookies-only}
- .redhat.com
- .sun.com
- .msdn.microsoft.com
-
- # This site breaks easily.
- {-block -fast-redirects}
- .forbes.com
-
-
-- -See the comments in the configuration files themselves, or the -user-manual -for explanations of the above syntax, and other Privoxy -configuration options. - -
-
- - /usr/sbin/privoxy - /etc/privoxy/config - /etc/privoxy/default.action - /etc/privoxy/standard.action - /etc/privoxy/user.action - /etc/privoxy/default.filter - /etc/privoxy/trust - /etc/privoxy/templates/* - /var/log/privoxy/logfile -- -
- -Various other files should be included, but may vary depending on platform -and build configuration. More documentation should be included in the local -documentation directory. - -
- -Privoxy terminates on the SIGINT, -SIGTERM and SIGABRT signals. Log -rotation scripts may cause a re-opening of the logfile by sending a -SIGHUP to Privoxy. Note that unlike -other daemons, Privoxy does not need to be made aware of -config file changes by SIGHUP -- it will detect them -automatically. - -
- -This is a beta version of Privoxy. Not -all features are well tested. -
- -Please see the user-manual on how to contact the -developers for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions. - -
- -Other references and sites of interest to Privoxy -users: -
- -
-http://www.privoxy.org/, -The Privoxy Home page. -
-http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa, -the Project Page for Privoxy on -Sourceforge. -
-http://p.p/, access -Privoxy from your browser. Alternately, -http://config.privoxy.org -may work in some situations where the first does not. -
-http://p.p/ to submit ``misses'' to the developers. -
-http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html -
-http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/ -
-http://privacy.net/analyze/ -
-http://www.squid-cache.org/ - -
-
- Jon Foster - Andreas Oesterhelt - Stefan Waldherr - Thomas Steudten - Rodney Stromlund - Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles) - Hal Burgiss (docs) - Alexander Lazic - Gábor Lipták - Guy - Haroon Rafique - David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports) - Joerg Strohmayer - Sarantis Paskalis -- - -
- -Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 by Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org> -
- -Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous Coders -and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the GNU General Public -License. - -
- -Privoxy is free software; you can -redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the -GNU General Public -License, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. -
- -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, which is available from the Free Software Foundation, Inc, 59 -Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. -
- -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 -
- -
+ Privoxy terminates on the SIGINT and SIGTERM signals. Log rotation + scripts may cause a re-opening of the logfile by sending a SIGHUP to + Privoxy. Note that unlike other daemons, Privoxy does not need to be + made aware of config file changes by SIGHUP -- 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. + + ++
+ Please see the User Manual on how to contact the developers, for + feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions. + + ++
+ Other references and sites of interest to Privoxy users: + + https://www.privoxy.org/, the Privoxy Home page. + + https://www.privoxy.org/faq/, the Privoxy FAQ. + + https://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, the Privoxy developer + manual. + + https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/, the Project Page for Privoxy + on SourceForge. + + http://config.privoxy.org/, the web-based user interface. Privoxy must + be running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/ + + https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288, to submit + ``misses'' and other configuration related suggestions to the + developers. + + ++
+ Fabian Keil, lead developer + David Schmidt + Hal Burgiss + Lee Rian + Roland Rosenfeld + Ian Silvester + + Privoxy 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 license for details. + + + +Privoxy 3.0.26 29 August 2016 PRIVOXY(1) ++ +