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cURL Debugging, Performance, and Scripting/Use a SOCKS5 proxy

Route a request through a SOCKS5 proxy.

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Section: Debugging and Diagnostics

Use a SOCKS5 proxy

bash
bash
curl --socks5 localhost:1080 https://example.com
Explanation

Useful for debugging network routes or tunneled access.

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