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Set the Mac OS X SOCKS proxy on the command line

a.k.a. what to do when your ISP starts blocking sites :(

Set the SOCKS proxy to local SSH tunnel

networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxy "Ethernet" localhost 8080

To clear the domain and port

networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxy "Ethernet" "" ""

To turn the SOCKS proxy off

networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate "Ethernet" off
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