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Linux Networking: DNS, HTTP, and TLS Testing/Use an HTTP proxy

Send an HTTP request through a proxy.

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Section: HTTP and TLS Testing

Use an HTTP proxy

bash
bash
curl -x http://proxy.example.com:3128 https://example.com
Explanation

Send an HTTP request through a proxy.

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