Export proxy settings

nitrohuffer2001 · 10-17-2006, 07:58 PM

Hey guys sorry in advance for the noob question but I get so sick of typing export http_proxy=http://my.proxy.net:3128 every freaking time I login. Where can I put this so it is always there?

Thanks in advance.

unSpawn · 10-18-2006, 03:17 AM

Export the variable in your ~/.bash_profile.

matthewg42 · 10-18-2006, 03:50 AM

There are several files which are automatically read when you start a shell.

From the bash manual page (FILES section):

Code:

       /etc/profile
              The systemwide initialization file, executed for login shells
       ~/.bash_profile
              The personal initialization file, executed for login shells
       ~/.bashrc
              The individual per-interactive-shell startup file
       ~/.bash_logout
              The individual login shell cleanup file, executed when a login shell exits

Note that you will have to re-start you X session for environment variables set in these files to be available to programs you start from whatever X launcher you use (e.g. the K menu or the gnome panel). For programs started from a shell, you only need to start a new shell.

sn68 · 10-18-2006, 07:34 AM

In FC5 System -> Preferences -> Network
& type in http, ftp proxy etc
I am sure something like this is there in your distro also

nitrohuffer2001 · 10-18-2006, 11:05 AM

Added the export to the /etc/profile filke and everything works great. Thanks!