-privoxy [--help ] [--version ] [--no-daemon ] [--pidfile pidfile ] [--user user[.group] ] [--chroot ] [configfile ] (UNIX) -
-
-privoxy.exe [configfile ] (Windows) -
- -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. Note: Privoxy can only -proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. Do not try it with FTP or other protocols. -
- -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. 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, and notes for -upgrading from Junkbuster and earlier Privoxy -versions. -
- -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, and does not require Internet access. - -
- -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. - -
- -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://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/ -
-http://www.privoxy.org/actions/, to submit ``misses'' to the developers. -
-http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/contrib/, cool -and fun ideas from Privoxy users. -
-http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html, -an explanation how cookies are used to track web users. -
-http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html, -the original Internet Junkbuster. -
-http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/, -Stefan Waldherr's version of Junkbuster, from which Privoxy was -derived. -
-http://privacy.net/analyze/, a useful site -to check what information about you is leaked while you browse the web. -
-http://www.squid-cache.org/, a very popular -caching proxy, which is often used together with Privoxy. -
-http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, -the Privoxy developer manual. - -
-
- Hal Burgiss (docs) - Jon Foster - Andreas Oesterhelt - David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports) - - Johny Agotnes - Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles) - Moritz Barsnick - Mattes Dolak - Karsten Hopp (Red Hat) - Alexander Lazic - Daniel Leite - Gábor Lipták - Adam Lock (Win32) - Guy Laroche - Haroon Rafique - Roland Rosenfeld (Debian) - Georg Sauthoff (Gentoo) - Thomas Steudten - Joerg Strohmayer (Amiga) - Rodney Stromlund - Sviatoslav Sviridov - Sarantis Paskalis - Stefan Waldherr -- - -
- -Copyright (C) 2001 - 2003 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 − Privacy Enhancing Proxy
+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 sufficient to do so.
+−−version
+Print version info and exit.
+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 or later.
+Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest + (SPI).
+Helping hands and donations are welcome:
+| + |
+ • + |
+ + |
+ https://www.privoxy.org/participate + |
+ + |
| + |
+ • + |
+ + |
+ https://www.privoxy.org/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.
+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 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/p/ijbswa/actionsfile-feedback/, to submit + ‘‘misses’’ and other configuration related suggestions to the developers.
+Fabian Keil, lead developer
+ David Schmidt
+ Lee Rian
+ Roland Rosenfeld
+ Ian Silvester
COPYRIGHT
+ Copyright (C) 2001-2020 by Privoxy Developers <privoxy-devel@lists.privoxy.org>
Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous Coders + and Junkbusters, Inc.
+LICENSE
+ Privoxy is free software; you can redistribute and/or modify its source code under the terms of the GNU
+ General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the license, or (at your
+ option) any later version.
The same is true for Privoxy binaries unless they are linked with + a mbed TLS version that is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license in which case you can redistribute and/or modify the + Privoxy binaries under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software + Foundation, either version 3 of the license, or (at your option) any later version.
+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.
+