Re: Using tor as proxy for the command line

[Scott Bennett <bennett@xxxxxxxxxx>]

     On Wed, 5 May 2010 20:22:55 +0200 Borja Luaces <borja.luaces@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>I would like to know if it is possible to use tor as proxy for the command
>line under linux (Ubuntu).
>
>If it is possible, how can I do it?
>
>PS: I would like to proxymise all the comunications from the command line
>(wget, nmap,...)
>
     Note that wget(1) abides by the ftp_proxy and http_proxy environment
variables described in fetch(3).  I suspect that torify(1) used with nmap
will not be particularly useful to you nor would you endear yourself to
exit operators by doing that.


                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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