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Diffstat (limited to 'docs/cmdline-opts/preproxy.d')
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/preproxy.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/preproxy.d index ebef4ab07..b8eb77fa4 100644 --- a/docs/cmdline-opts/preproxy.d +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/preproxy.d @@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ Arg: [protocol://]host[:port] Help: Use this proxy first Added: 7.52.0 --- -Use the specified proxy before connecting to the ordinary proxy. Hence pre -proxy. A pre proxy must be a SOCKS speaking proxy. +Use the specified SOCKS proxy before connecting to an HTTP or HTTPS --proxy. In +such a case curl first connects to the SOCKS proxy and then connects (through +SOCKS) to the HTTP or HTTPS proxy. Hence pre proxy. The pre proxy string should be specified with a protocol:// prefix to specify alternative proxy protocols. Use socks4://, socks4a://, socks5:// or |