torify - Man Page

• Route traffic via Tor: torify command
• Toggle Tor in shell: torify on|off
• Spawn a Tor-enabled shell: torify --shell
• Check for a Tor-enabled shell: torify show
• Specify Tor configuration file: torify -c config-file command
• Use a specific Tor SOCKS proxy: torify -P proxy command
• Redirect output to a file: torify command > path/to/output

tldr.sh

torify application [application’s arguments]

torify is a simple wrapper that calls torsocks with a tor-specific configuration file.

It is provided for backward compatibility; instead you should use torsocks.

When used with torsocks, torify should not leak DNS requests or UDP data.

torify can leak ICMP data.

torify will not ensure that different requests are processed on different circuits.

tor(1), torsocks(1)

Tor Project, Inc.

tor(1), tor-resolve(1), urlwatch-cookbook(7).