.Dd Created:2025-11-23|Updated:2025-11-24|
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.Dt TOR oh
.Os linux , OpenBSD 7.8 |
.Nm tor 
.Nd the onion router - config and usage.
.Sh CONFIG
Sample file can be found at /etc/torrc and /etc/torrc.sample.
.Ss SOCKS
To enable the socks5 proxy, uncomment the line:
.Li SOCKSPort 127.0.0.1:9050
.Sh USAGE
.Ss env
The variable http_proxy can be set as:
.Li http_proxy=socks5://127.0.0.1:9050
The variable is accepted by many programs, such as curl.
Many programs have a proxy option.
.Sh SLACKWARE
The package is available in SlackBuilds.
.Ss Permissions
.obdl # groupadd -g 220 tor
# useradd -u 220 -g 220 -c "The Onion Router" -d /dev/null -s /bin/false tor
.Ed
.Ss Running
.obdl # chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.tor
# /etc/rc.d/rc.tor start
.Ed
.Ss Automatic start/stop
.Pa /etc/rc.d/rc.local
.obdl   if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.tor ]; then
    /etc/rc.d/rc.tor start
  fi
.Ed
.Pa /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown
.obdl  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.tor ]; then
    /etc/rc.d/rc.tor stop
  fi
.Ed
.Sh TORSOCKS
Some programs may not accept a socks5 proxy, torsocks can be used for those cases.
.Ss Running
.Dl torsocks COMMAND
.Ss Enable for shell
.obdl $ \&. torsocks on
Tor mode activated. Every command will be torified for this shell.
$ \&. torsocks off
Tor mode deactivated. Command will NOT go through Tor anymore.
.Ed
.Sh COMPATIBILITY
The following programs have been tested using the socks5 proxy:
.obc program no_socks5 no_socks5s torsocks argument
.It Sy program Ta | Sy http Ta | Sy https Ta | Sy torsocks Ta | Sy command line argument
.It curl Ta | yes Ta | yes Ta | no Ta | Li --socks5 IP[:PORT]
.It wget Ta | no socks5 Ta | no socks5 Ta | yes Ta | 
.It lynx Ta | yes Ta | yes Ta | yes Ta | Li -socks5_proxy=IP[:PORT]
.El
.Ss curl
curl can use the http_proxy and https_proxy variables with a socks5 proxy and will use the http_proxy for https if needed.
Additionally, it has the argument
.Li --socks5 IP[:PORT]
\&. It does not work through torsocks.
.Ss wget
wget can use the http_proxy and https_proxy variables, but not with a socks5 proxy, it requires torsocks and does not have a command line argument to use socks5.
.Ss lynx
lynx can use the http_proxy and https_proxy variables with a socks5 proxy, but will only use the variable corresponding to the protocol in use, it will not use the http_proxy when accessing an HTTPS site. It also has a command line argument
.Li -socks5_proxy=IP[:PORT]
and works with torsocks.
.Sh TODO
.obc2
.It - Check running services through tor.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.oxr wget oh
.Xr lynx oh
.opsy ArchLinux manpages:
.oxr tor 1
.Xr torsocks 1
.Ss links
.obc2
.It - Lk https://www.torproject.org/ tor
.El
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
.Xr ohazot oh |
.Xr about oh |
.Lk https://ohazot.com ohazot.com
.Aq Mt admin@ohazot.com