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cURL Auth, TLS, and Proxy Security/Proxy with basic auth

Authenticate to a proxy with username and password.

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Section: Proxy Auth and Tunnels

Proxy with basic auth

bash
bash
curl -x http://proxy.example.com:8080 -U 'user:password' https://example.com
Explanation

Use `-U` / `--proxy-user` for proxy credentials.

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