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.\"    Author: Peter Palfrader
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.\"      Date: 10/24/2024
.\"    Manual: Tor Manual
.\"    Source: Tor
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "TOR\-RESOLVE" "1" "10/24/2024" "Tor" "Tor Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
tor-resolve \- resolve a hostname to an IP address via tor
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBtor\-resolve\fR [\-4|\-5] [\-v] [\-x] [\-p \fIsocksport\fR] \fIhostname\fR [\fIsockshost\fR[:\fIsocksport\fR]]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBtor\-resolve\fR is a simple script to connect to a SOCKS proxy that knows about the SOCKS RESOLVE command, hand it a hostname, and return an IP address\&.
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By default, \fBtor\-resolve\fR uses the Tor server running on 127\&.0\&.0\&.1 on SOCKS port 9050\&. If this isn\(cqt what you want, you should specify an explicit \fIsockshost\fR and/or \fIsocksport\fR on the command line\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-v\fR
.RS 4
Display verbose output\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-x\fR
.RS 4
Perform a reverse lookup: get the PTR record for an IPv4 address\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-5\fR
.RS 4
Use the SOCKS5 protocol\&. (Default)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-4\fR
.RS 4
Use the SOCKS4a protocol rather than the default SOCKS5 protocol\&. Doesn\(cqt support reverse DNS\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-p\fR \fIsocksport\fR
.RS 4
Override the default SOCKS port without setting the hostname\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBtor\fR(1), \fBtorify\fR(1)\&.
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For protocol details, see: https://spec\&.torproject\&.org/socks\-extensions
.SH "AUTHOR"
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\fBPeter Palfrader\fR
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Author.
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