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diff --git a/chrome/app/resources/manpage.1.in b/chrome/app/resources/manpage.1.in index 0fa1684..6f1baf9 100644 --- a/chrome/app/resources/manpage.1.in +++ b/chrome/app/resources/manpage.1.in @@ -37,8 +37,38 @@ in "app mode": with no browser toolbars. .TP \fB\-\-proxy-server\fR=\fIhost:port\fR -Specify the HTTP/HTTPS proxy server. Overrides any environment variables -or settings picked via the options dialog. +Specify the HTTP/SOCKS4/SOCKS5 proxy server to use for requests. This +overrides any environment variables or settings picked via the options dialog. +An individual proxy server is specified using the format: + + [<proxy-scheme>://]<proxy-host>[:<proxy-port>] + +Where <proxy-scheme> is the protocol of the proxy server, and is one of: + + "http", "socks", "socks4", "socks5". + +If the <proxy-scheme> is omitted, it defaults to "http". Also note that +"socks" is equivlent to "socks4". + +Examples: + + --proxy-server="foopy:99" + Use the HTTP proxy "foopy:99" to load all URLs. + + --proxy-server="socks5://foobar:66" + Use the SOCKS v5 proxy "foobar:66" to load all URLs. + + --proxy-server="socks://foobar:1080" + Use the SOCKS v4 proxy "foobar:1080" to load all URLs. + +It is also possible to specify a separate proxy server for different URL types, +by prefixing the proxy server specifier with a URL specifier: + +Example: + + --proxy-server="https=proxy1:80;http=socks4://baz:1080" + Load https://* URLs using the HTTP proxy "proxy1:80". And load http://* + URLs using the SOCKS v4 proxy "baz:1080". .TP \fB\-\-no-proxy-server\fR |