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squid(8)						 squid(8)

NAME
       squid - proxy caching server

SYNOPSIS
       squid [ -dhsvzCDFNRVYX ] [ -f config-file ] [ -[ au ] port
       ] [ -k  signal ]

DESCRIPTION
       squid is a high-performance proxy caching server	 for  web
       clients,	 supporting  FTP,  gopher, and HTTP data objects.
       Unlike traditional caching  software,  squid  handles  all
       requests in a single, non-blocking, I/O-driven process.

       squid keeps meta data and especially hot objects cached in
       RAM,  caches  DNS  lookups,  supports   non-blocking   DNS
       lookups,	  and	implements  negative  caching  of  failed
       requests.

       squid supports SSL, extensive access  controls,	and  full
       request	logging.  By using the lightweight Internet Cache
       Protocol, squid caches can be arranged in a  hierarchy  or
       mesh for additional bandwidth savings.

       squid  consists	of  a main server program squid, a Domain
       Name System lookup program dnsserver, some  optional  pro-
       grams  for  rewriting  requests and performing authentica-
       tion, and some management and client  tools.   When  squid
       starts  up,  it	spawns a configurable number of dnsserver
       processes, each of which can perform  a	single,	 blocking
       Domain  Name System (DNS) lookup.  This reduces the amount
       of time the cache waits for DNS lookups.

       squid is derived	 from  the  ARPA-funded	 Harvest  Project
       http://harvest.cs.colorado.edu/

       This  manual  page  only lists the command line arguments.
       For details  on	how  to	 configure  squid  see	the  file
       /etc/squid/squid.conf, the FAQ included with the distribu-
       tion  and  the  documentation  at  the  squid  home   page
       http://www.squid-cache.org

OPTIONS
       -a port
	      Specify HTTP port number (default: 3128).

       -d level
	      Write debugging to stderr also.

       -f file
	      Use    the    given    config-file    instead    of
	      /etc/squid/squid.conf

       -h     Print help message.

       -k reconfigure | rotate | shutdown | interrupt  |  kill	|
       debug | check | parse
	      Parse configuration file, then send signal to  run-
	      ning copy (except -k parse) and exit.

       -s     Enable logging to syslog.

       -u port
	      Specify  ICP  port  number (default: 3130), disable
	      with 0.

       -v     Print version.

       -z     Create swap directories

       -C     Do not catch fatal signals.

       -D     Disable initial DNS tests.

       -F     Don't serve any requests until store is rebuilt.

       -N     No daemon mode.

       -R     Do not set REUSEADDR on port.

       -V     Virtual host httpd-accelerator.

       -X     Force full debugging.

       -Y     Only return UDP_HIT or UDP_MISS_NOFETCH during fast
	      reload.

FILES
       /etc/squid/squid.conf
	      The  main	 configuration	file.  You must initially
	      make changes to this file for squid to  work.   For
	      example,	the  default configuration does not allow
	      access from any browser.

			squid version 2.0		 squid(8)

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