1tor-resolve(1)                                                  tor-resolve(1)
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NAME

6       tor-resolve - resolve a hostname to an IP address via tor
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SYNOPSIS

10       tor-resolve [-4|-5] [-v] [-x] hostname [sockshost[:socksport]]
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DESCRIPTION

14       tor-resolve  is  a simple script to connect to a SOCKS proxy that knows
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OPTIONS

19       -v Display verbose output.
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21       -x     Perform  a  reverse  lookup:  get  the  PTR  record  for an IPv4
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24       -5     Use the SOCKS5 protocol. (Default)
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26       -4     Use the SOCKS4a protocol rather than the default  SOCKS5  proto‐
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SEE ALSO

31       tor(1), torify(1).
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33       See doc/socks-extensions.txt in the Tor package for protocol details.
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AUTHORS

37       Roger Dingledine <arma@mit.edu>, Nick Mathewson <nickm@alum.mit.edu>.
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41Aug-2004                                                        tor-resolve(1)