#
# Type of value:
#
-# target_pattern socks_proxy[:port] http_parent[:port]
+# target_pattern [user:pass@]socks_proxy[:port] http_parent[:port]
#
# where target_pattern is a URL pattern that specifies to which
# requests (i.e. URLs) this forward rule shall apply. Use / to
# addresses in dotted decimal notation or valid DNS names (
# http_parent may be "." to denote "no HTTP forwarding"), and
# the optional port parameters are TCP ports, i.e. integer
-# values from 1 to 65535
+# values from 1 to 65535. user and pass can be used for SOCKS5
+# authentication if required.
#
# Default value:
#
#
# forward-socks4 / socks-gw.example.com:1080 .
#
+# To connect SOCKS5 proxy which requires username/password
+# authentication:
+#
+# forward-socks5 / user:pass@socks-gw.example.com:1080 .
+#
# To chain Privoxy and Tor, both running on the same system, you
# would use something like:
#