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tor - the onion router - config and usage.

CONFIG
     Sample file can be found at /etc/torrc and /etc/torrc.sample.

   SOCKS
     To enable the socks5 proxy, uncomment the line: SOCKSPort 127.0.0.1:9050

USAGE
   env
     The variable http_proxy can be set as: http_proxy=socks5://127.0.0.1:9050
     The variable is accepted by many programs, such as curl.  Many programs
     have a proxy option.

SLACKWARE
     The package is available in SlackBuilds.

   Permissions
     # groupadd -g 220 tor
     # useradd -u 220 -g 220 -c "The Onion Router" -d /dev/null -s /bin/false tor

   Running
     # chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.tor
     # /etc/rc.d/rc.tor start

   Automatic start/stop
     /etc/rc.d/rc.local
     if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.tor ]; then
	 /etc/rc.d/rc.tor start
       fi
     /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown
     if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.tor ]; then
	 /etc/rc.d/rc.tor stop
       fi

TORSOCKS
     Some programs may not accept a socks5 proxy, torsocks can be used for
     those cases.

   Running
	   torsocks COMMAND

   Enable for shell
     $ . 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.

COMPATIBILITY
     The following programs have been tested using the socks5 proxy:

     program   | http	   | https	| torsocks | command line argument
     curl      | yes	   | yes	| no	   | --socks5 IP[:PORT]
     wget      | no socks5 | no socks5	| yes	   |
     lynx      | yes	   | yes	| yes	   | -socks5_proxy=IP[:PORT]

   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 --socks5 IP[:PORT] . It does not work through torsocks.

   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.

   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 -socks5_proxy=IP[:PORT] and works with
     torsocks.

TODO
     - Check running services through tor.

SEE ALSO
     wget(oh) , lynx(oh)

     - ArchLinux manpages: tor(1) , torsocks(1)

   links
     - tor: https://www.torproject.org/

AUTHORS
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linux , OpenBSD 7.8 |
		    Created:2025-11-23|Updated:2025-11-24|	       TOR(oh)