PROXY(8)

💖 PROXY(8) 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because we're talking about proxy — the Libproxy test tool, straight out of the System Manager's Manual. yes, it's an 8, that means it's a sysadmin situation, and yes you're gonna slay it. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

proxy — the Libproxy test tool. that's it, that's the name, no notes. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

proxy [scheme://host][:port]

literally just that. a scheme, a host, optionally a port. iconic behavior. ✨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so here's the vibe: the program proxy shows you the proxy server that should be used to reach a given network resource. that's the whole personality.

you've got two ways to run it, bestie:

• hand it a URL as a parameter and it does its thing 💫
• or start the tool in interactive mode so you can type in multiple URLs one after another 🎀

and as a return value, the required proxy will be displayed. that's the payoff. that's the moment. 👑

ngl you should also know that libproxy is a library that provides automatic proxy configuration management using different backends. so proxy is basically the little test-tool bestie of a whole library. it's giving sidekick energy but make it essential. 🦋

🍓 EXAMPLE 🍓

watch this, it's so clean:

# proxy http://www.example.com

and boom, it answers:

# http://127.0.0.1:8080

ate. no crumbs. 🔥

💜 DEBUG OUTPUT 💜

okay so if you want the full tea, not just the answer, you set this environment variable:

• PX_DEBUG=1 — turns on further debug output 🐛✨

during execution the tool now shows internal library information, like:

• existing plugin modules 🧩
• which configuration is used ⚙️
• the return values 📋

fr fr, this is your bestie when something's acting up and you need to see the inner monologue instead of just the final answer. 👀

🎀 AUTHORS 🎀

• Jan-Michael Brummer <jan-michael.brummer1@volkswagen.de> 💖

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this lil gem lives in the System Manager's Manual, filed under PROXY(8) — go forth and proxy responsibly, mwah 💅🌈✨