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NAME
xfindproxy - locate proxy services
SYNOPSIS
xfindproxy-manager managerAddr -name serviceName -server
serverAddr [-auth] [-host hostAddr] [-options opts]
DESCRIPTION
xfindproxy is a program used to locate available proxy
services. It utilizes the Proxy Management Protocol to
communicate with a proxy manager. The proxy manager keeps
track of all available proxy services, starts new proxies
when necessary, and makes sure that proxies are shared
whenever possible.
The -manager argument is required, and it specifies the
network address of the proxy manager. The format of the
address is a standard ICE network id (for example,
"tcp/blah.x.org:6500").
The -name argument is required, and it specifies the name of
the desired proxy service (for example, "LBX"). The name is
case insensitive.
The -server argument is also required, and it specifies the
address of the target server. The format of the address is
specific to the proxy service specified with the -name
argument. For example, for a proxy service of "LBX", the
address would be an X display address (e.g, "blah.x.org:0").
The -auth argument is optional. If specified, xfindproxy
will read 2 lines from standard input. The first line is an
authorization/authentication name. The second line is the
authorization/authentication data in hex format (the same
format used by xauth). xfindproxy will pass this auth data
to the proxy, and in most cases, will be used by the proxy
to authorize/authenticate itself to the target server.
The -host argument is optional. If xfindproxy starts a new
proxy service, it will pass the host specified. The proxy
may choose to restrict all connections to this host. In the
event that xfindproxy locates an already existing proxy, the
host will be passed, but the semantics of how the proxy uses
this host are undefined.
The -options argument is optional. If xfindproxy starts a
new proxy service, it will pass any options specified. The
semantics of the options are specific to each proxy server
and are not defined here. In the event that xfindproxy
locates an already existing proxy, the options will be
passed, but the semantics of how the proxy uses these
options are undefined.
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If xfindproxy is successful in obtaining a proxy address, it
will print it to stdout. The format of the proxy address is
specific to the proxy service being used. For example, for
a proxy service of "LBX", the proxy address would be the X
display address of the proxy (e.g, "blah.x.org:63").
If xfindproxy is unsuccessful in obtaining a proxy address,
it will print an error to stderr.
SEE ALSO
proxymngr (1), Proxy Management Protocol spec V1.0
AUTHOR
Ralph Mor, X Consortium
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