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How To Use Proxy Server To Access Internet at Shell Prompt With http_proxy Variable

by  on MAY 9, 2008 · · LAST UPDATED JUNE 3, 2014

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取消的命令:

unset http_proxy

I'm behind a squid proxy server. How do I access internet via proxy server when I use wget, lynx and other utilities from a shell prompt on a Linux or Unix-like systems?

Linux and UNIX-like systems has environment variable called http_proxy. It allows you to connect text based session and/or applications via the proxy server. All you need is proxy server IP address (URL) and port values.

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Difficulty	Easy (rss)
Root privileges
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Estimated completion time	5m

 This variable is almost used by all utilities such as elinks, lynx, wget, curl and others commands.

Set http_proxy shell variable on Linux/OS X/Unix bash shell

Type the following command to set proxy server:
$ export http_proxy=
$ export http_proxy=
$ export http_proxy=
If the proxy server requires a username and password then add these to the URL. For example, to include the username foo and the password bar:
$ export http_proxy=
$ export http_proxy=
$ export http_proxy=

How do I setup proxy variable for all users?

To setup the proxy environment variable as a global variable, open /etc/profile file:
# vi /etc/profile
Add the following information:
export http_proxy=
OR
export http_proxy=
Save and close the file.

A note about enabling proxy access to a specific user

To enable proxy access for a specific user, add the lines user shell profile. For the default bash shell, the profile is the file .bash_profile. For example, enable proxy access for a specifc user called vivek, type:
$ vi $HOME/.bash_profile
OR
# vi /home/vivek/.bash_profile
Append the following line:
export http_proxy=
Save and close the file.

How do I use password protected proxy server using various command line options?

You can simply use wget command as follows:
$ wget --proxy-user=USERNAME --proxy-password=PASSWORD
Lynx command has the following syntax:
$ lynx -pauth=USER:PASSWORD
Curl command has following syntax:
$ curl --proxy-user user:password