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// Copyright (c) The Tor Project, Inc.
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torify(1)
=========
NAME
----
torify - wrapper for torsocks and tor
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SYNOPSIS
--------
**torify** __application__ [__application's__ __arguments__]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
**torify** is a simple wrapper that attempts to find the best underlying Tor
wrapper available on a system. It calls torsocks with a tor specific
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configuration file. +
torsocks is an improved wrapper that explicitly rejects UDP, safely resolves DNS
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lookups and properly socksifies your TCP connections. +
Please note that since both method use LD_PRELOAD, torify cannot be applied to
suid binaries.
WARNING
-------
When used with torsocks, torify should not leak DNS requests or UDP data. +
Both will leak ICMP data.
SEE ALSO
--------
**tor**(1), **tor-resolve**(1), **torsocks**(1)
AUTHORS
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Peter Palfrader and Jacob Appelbaum wrote this manual.