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diff --git a/lib/libfetch/fetch.3 b/lib/libfetch/fetch.3 index 0e107d07f97a..9a1b1fa71d51 100644 --- a/lib/libfetch/fetch.3 +++ b/lib/libfetch/fetch.3 @@ -532,6 +532,28 @@ See for a description of the file format. This feature is experimental. .El +.Sh EXAMPLES +To access a proxy server on +.Pa proxy.example.com +port 8080, set the +.Ev HTTP_PROXY +environment variable in a manner similar to this: +.Pp +.Dl HTTP_PROXY=http://proxy.example.com:8080 +.Pp +If the proxy server requires authentication, there are +two options available for passing the authentication data. +The first method is by using the proxy URL: +.Pp +.Dl HTTP_PROXY=http://<user>:<pwd>@proxy.example.com:8080 +.Pp +The second method is by using the +.Ev HTTP_PROXY_AUTH +environment variable: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +HTTP_PROXY=http://proxy.example.com:8080 +HTTP_PROXY_AUTH=basic:*:<user>:<pwd> +.Ed .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr fetch 1 , .Xr ftpio 3 , |