Section: Maintenance Commands (8)Updated: Squid Web Proxy 3.1.11Local indexUp
NAME
squid - proxy caching server
SYNOPSIS
squid
[
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] [
-l facility
] [
-f config-file
] [
-[
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]
port
] [
-k signal
] [
-n service-name
] [
-O cmd-line
]
DESCRIPTION
squid
is a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients,
supporting FTP, gopher, ICAP, ICP, HTCP and HTTP data objects.
Unlike traditional caching software,
squid
handles all requests in a single, non-blocking process.
squid
keeps meta data and especially hot objects cached in RAM,
caches DNS lookups, supports non-blocking DNS lookups, and implements
negative caching of failed requests.
squid
supports SSL, extensive access controls, and full request logging.
By using the lightweight Internet Cache Protocols ICP, HTCP or CARP,
squid
caches can be arranged in a hierarchy or mesh for additional
bandwidth savings.
squid
consists of a main server program squid, some optional programs for
custom processing and authentication, and some management and client
tools. When squid starts up, it spawns a configurable number of
helper processes, each of which can perform parallel lookups.
This reduces the amount of time the cache waits for results.
Specify HTTP port number where Squid should listen for requests, in addition
to any http_port specifications in squid.conf.
-d level
Write debugging to stderr also.
-f file
Use the given config-file instead of
@DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE@.
If the file name starts with a ! or | then it is assumed to be an external
command or command line. Can for example be used to pre-process the
configuration before it is being read by Squid. To facilitate this Squid
also understands the common #line notion to indicate the real source file.
Parse configuration file, then send signal to running copy
(except -k parse) and exit.
-n name
Specify Windows Service name to use for service operations, default is:
Squid
-r
Remove a Windows Service (see -n option).
-s
Enable logging to syslog. Also configurable in
@DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE@
-l facility
Use specified syslog facility. implies -s
-u port
Specify ICP port number (default: 3130), disable with 0.
-v
Print version and build details.
-z
Create swap directories
-C
Do not catch fatal signals.
-F
Don't serve any requests until store is rebuilt.
-N
No daemon mode.
-O options
Set Windows Service Command line options in Registry.
-R
Do not set REUSEADDR on port.
-S
Double-check swap during rebuild.
-X
Force full debugging.
-Y
Only return UDP_HIT or UDP_MISS_NOFETCH during fast reload.
FILES
@DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE@
The main configuration file. You must initially make
changes to this file for
squid
to work. For example, the default configuration does not
allow access from any browser.
*.default files
Reference copy of the configuration file. Always kept up to date with
the version of Squid you are using. Use this to look up the default
configuration settings and syntax after upgrading.
Reference copy of the configuration file. Always kept up to date with
the version of Squid you are using. Use this to read the documentation
for configuration options available in your build of Squid. The online
configuration manual is also available for a full reference of options.
seehttp://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/
cachemgr.conf
The main configuration file for the web cachemgr.cgi tools.
msntauth.conf
The main configuration file for the Sample MSNT authenticator.
errorpage.css
CSS Stylesheet to control the display of generated error pages.
Use this to set any company branding you need, it will apply to every
Language Squid provides error pages for.