Tunnel incantation

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When I'm on an open wifi network, I use an SSH tunnel to encrypt my traffic. Here's my script:

#!/bin/bash

ssh -D 9999 [email protected] "

echo '
****
Establishing ssh tunnel...

Now open 
Firefox->
Preferences->
Advanced->
Network->
Connection->
Settings->
Manual->
SOCKS host->
localhost:9999

(And leave this window open!)
***
'

echo 'Press ENTER to terminate this tunnel'
read

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