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How to invoke a command using specific proxy server?

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Some applications support proxy (http proxy or socks proxy), and some are not. For browsers, I can specify proxy server in the preferences/options dialog, and other applications may be able to configure proxy servers in config files. For general purpose, can I invoke a command using a specific prox…

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$ proxy-exec --type sock5 --server 1.2.3.4:8000 -- wget/ftp ...

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Most Linux commands that access the Internet look in the , , and environment variables for proxy information. So, to do something like your example, just run: The syntax for and is slightly different: The default GNOME desktop environment included w…

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