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<h2>NAME</h2>
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<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<b>privoxy</b> [<b>--help</b> ] [<b>--version</b> ] [<b>--no-daemon</b> ] [<b>--pidfile</b> <i>pidfile</i> ]
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[<b>--user</b> <i>user[.group]</i> ] [<b>--chroot</b> ] [<b>--pre-chroot-nslookup</b> <i>hostname</i> ]
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[<i>configfile</i> ]
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<h2>OPTIONS</h2>
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<b>Privoxy</b> may be invoked with the following command line options:
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<b>--help</b> Print brief usage info and exit.
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<b>--version</b>
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Print version info and exit.
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<b>--no-daemon</b>
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Don't become a daemon, i.e. don't fork and become process
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group leader, don't detach from controlling tty, and do all log-
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ging there.
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<b>--pidfile</b> <i>pidfile</i>
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On startup, write the process ID to <i>pidfile</i>. Delete the <i>pidfile</i>
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on exit. Failure to create or delete the <i>pidfile</i> is non-fatal.
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If no <b>--pidfile</b> option is given, no PID file will be used.
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<b>--user</b> <i>user[.group]</i>
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After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
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<i>user</i> and the GID of <i>group</i>, or, if the optional <i>group</i> was not
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given, the default group of <i>user</i>. Exit if the privileges are not
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sufficient to do so.
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<b>--chroot</b>
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Before changing to the user ID given in the --user option,
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chroot to that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pre-
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tend to the <b>Privoxy</b> process that the directory tree starts
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there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of possi-
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ble vulnerabilities in <b>Privoxy</b> to the files contained in that
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hierarchy.
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<b>--pre-chroot-nslookup</b> <i>hostname</i>
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Initialize the resolver library using <i>hostname</i> before
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chroot'ing. On some systems this reduces the number of files
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that must be copied into the chroot tree.
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If the <i>configfile</i> is not specified on the command line, <b>Privoxy</b>
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will look for a file named <i>config</i> in the current directory. If no <i>con-</i>
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<i>figfile</i> is found, <b>Privoxy</b> will fail to start.
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<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities
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for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, con-
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trolling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.
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Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be customized to suit
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<h2>INSTALLATION AND USAGE</h2>
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Browsers can either be individually configured to use <b>Privoxy</b> as a HTTP
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proxy (recommended), or <b>Privoxy</b> can be combined with a packet filter to
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build an intercepting proxy (see <i>config</i>). The default setting is for
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localhost, on port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To
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set the HTTP proxy in Firefox, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Options</b>; <b>General</b>;
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<b>Connection</b> <b>Settings</b>; <b>Manual</b> <b>Proxy</b> <b>Configuration</b>.
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For Internet Explorer, go through: <b>Tools</b>; <b>Internet</b> <b>Properties</b>; <b>Connec-</b>
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<b>tions</b>; <b>LAN</b> <b>Settings</b>.
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The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise
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https: URLs will not be proxied. Note: <b>Privoxy</b> can only proxy HTTP and
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HTTPS traffic. Do not try it with FTP or other protocols. HTTPS
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presents some limitations, and not all features will work with HTTPS
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connections.
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For other browsers, check the documentation.
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<h2>CONFIGURATION</h2>
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<b>Privoxy</b> can be configured with the various configuration files. The
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default configuration files are: <i>config</i>, <i>default.filter</i>, <i>default.action</i>
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and <i>default.action</i>. <i>user.action</i> should be used for locally defined
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exceptions to the default rules in <i>match-all.action</i> and <i>default.action</i>,
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and <i>user.filter</i> for locally defined filters. These are well commented.
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On Unix and Unix-like systems, these are located in <i>/etc/privoxy/</i> by
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default.
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<b>Privoxy</b> uses the concept of <b>actions</b> in order to manipulate the data
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stream between the browser and remote sites. There are various actions
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available with specific functions for such things as blocking web
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sites, managing cookies, etc. These actions can be invoked individually
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or combined, and used against individual URLs, or groups of URLs that
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can be defined using wildcards and regular expressions. The result is
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that the user has greatly enhanced control and freedom.
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The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your web
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browser at http://config.privoxy.org/ (assuming the configuration
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allows it). <b>Privoxy's</b> configuration parameters can also be viewed at
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the same page. In addition, <b>Privoxy</b> can be toggled on/off. This is an
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internal page, and does not require Internet access.
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See the <i>User</i> <i>Manual</i> for a detailed explanation of installation, general
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usage, all configuration options, new features and notes on upgrading.
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<h2>FILES</h2>
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<i>/usr/sbin/privoxy</i>
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<i>/etc/privoxy/config</i>
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<i>/etc/privoxy/match-all.action</i>
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<i>/etc/privoxy/default.action</i>
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<i>/etc/privoxy/user.action</i>
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<i>/etc/privoxy/default.filter</i>
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detect them automatically.
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<h2>NOTES</h2>
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This is a UNRELEASED version of <b>Privoxy</b>. Not all features are well
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tested.
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Please see the <i>User</i> <i>Manual</i> on how to contact the developers, for fea-
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ture requests, reporting problems, and other questions.
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<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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Other references and sites of interest to <b>Privoxy</b> users:
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http://www.privoxy.org/, the <b>Privoxy</b> Home page.
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http://www.privoxy.org/faq/, the <b>Privoxy</b> FAQ.
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http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, the <b>Privoxy</b> developer manual.
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https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/, the Project Page for <b>Privoxy</b>
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on SourceForge.
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http://config.privoxy.org/, the web-based user interface. <b>Privoxy</b> must
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be running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/
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https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288, to submit
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``misses'' and other configuration related suggestions to the develop-
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ers.
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<h2>DEVELOPMENT TEAM</h2>
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Fabian Keil, lead developer
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David Schmidt, developer
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Hal Burgiss
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Lee Rian
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Roland Rosenfeld
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<h2>COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE</h2>
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<b>COPYRIGHT</b>
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Copyright (C) 2001-2011 by Privoxy Developers <ijbswa-develop-
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ers@lists.sourceforge.net>
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Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous
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Coders and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the <i>GNU</i> <i>General</i> <i>Public</i>
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<i>License</i>.
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<b>LICENSE</b>
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<b>Privoxy</b> is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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under the terms of the <i>GNU</i> <i>General</i> <i>Public</i> <i>License</i>, version 2, as pub-
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lished by the Free Software Foundation.
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