Privoxy Configuration

Note that several of the features described above are disabled by default + in Privoxy 3.0.7 beta and later. + Check the + configuration file to learn why + and in which cases it's safe to enable them again.

6.2. Configuration Files Overview

For Unix, *BSD and Linux, all configuration files are located in standard.action is for +> is only for Privoxy's

default.filter "Filter files" (the filter @@ -356,12 +373,31 @@ HREF="filter-file.html" >) can be used to re-write the raw page content, including viewable text as well as embedded HTML and JavaScript, and whatever else lurks on any given web page. The filtering jobs are only pre-defined here; - whether to apply them or not is up to the actions files. + whether to apply them or not is up to the actions files. + default.filter includes various filters made + available for use by the developers. Some are much more intrusive than + others, and all should be used with caution. You may define additional + filter files in config as you can with + actions files. We suggest user.filter for any + locally defined filters or customizations.

The syntax of the configuration and filter files may change between different + Privoxy versions, unfortunately some enhancements cost backwards compatibility. +

All files use the "# in front of an otherwise valid configuration line to prevent it from being interpreted is called "commenting - out" that line.

The actions files and default.filter +> The actions files and filter files can use Perl style regular expressionsStarting Privoxy

6. Privoxy Configuration

6.1. Controlling Privoxy with Your Web Browser

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6.2. Configuration Files Overview