How can I tell if a proxy is SOCKS or HTTP using a command in terminal?

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Is there a simple command to run in a Linux terminal to tell if a proxy is SOCKS or HTTP?

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You could check which of the relevant ports is open (e.g. using telnet). Socks usually uses port 1080, HTTP usually uses 80, 443, 8443 or 8080.

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