torkify(1)

torkify1

Shell wrapper to simplify the use of the torkify(8) library to transparently allow an application to use a socks proxy. basically a renamed, patched torkify.

Usage

torkify [application [application's arguments]]

or torkify [{on | off}]

or torkify

Overview

torkify is a wrapper between the torksocks library and the application what you would like to run socksified.

Options

[application [application's arguments]]

run the application as specified with the environment (LD_PRELOAD) set such that torkify(8) will transparently proxy SOCKS connections in that program

Author

This script was created by Tamas SZERB <[email protected]> for the debian package of torify. It (along with this manual page) have since been adapted into the main torify project and modified. Torkify is a modified copy for the TorK project.

From tork 0.29.1-2 in Debian 5.0 (Lenny). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.