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macOS proxy settings from terminal
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macOS proxy settings from terminal.md

macOS firewall settings

Set socks proxy

networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxy Wi-Fi 127.0.0.1 7070

Get current socks proxy settings and state

networksetup -getsocksfirewallproxy Wi-Fi
Enabled: Yes
Server: 127.0.0.1
Port: 7070
Authenticated Proxy Enabled: 0

Set socks proxy state (enable/disable)

networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate Wi-Fi on
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate Wi-Fi off
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proxy.sh
echo "Enabling proxy"
# Set macOS socks proxy to local proxy
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxy Wi-Fi 127.0.0.1 7070
# enable macOS socks proxy
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate Wi-Fi on
# create a local socks proxy to remote host
ssh -D 7070 -NCq [email protected]
# proxy stays open until termination
echo ""
echo "Disabling proxy"
# disable macOS socks proxy upon closing the connection
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate Wi-Fi off
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