+privoxy [--help ] [--version ] [--no-daemon ] [--pidfile pidfile ] [--user user[.group] ] [--chroot ] [--pre-chroot-nslookup hostname ] [configfile ] +
+ +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. If no +configfile is found, Privoxy will +fail to start. + +
+ +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. +
+ +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: +
+ +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. +
+ +Privoxy uses the concept of actions +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). +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, and does not require Internet access. +
+ +See the User Manual for a detailed +explanation of installation, general usage, all configuration options, new +features and notes on upgrading. + +
+
+ + /usr/sbin/privoxy + /etc/privoxy/config + /etc/privoxy/match-all.action + /etc/privoxy/default.action + /etc/privoxy/user.action + /etc/privoxy/default.filter + /etc/privoxy/user.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. Additional 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. + +
+ +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://www.privoxy.org/faq/, +the Privoxy FAQ. +
+http://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, developer + + Hal Burgiss + Mark Miller + Gerry Murphy + Lee Rian + Roland Rosenfeld ++ + +
+ +Copyright (C) 2001-2010 by Privoxy Developers <ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> +
+ +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 details. +
+ +You should have received a copy of the GNU GPL +along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software +Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor +Boston, MA 02110-1301 +USA +
+ +