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11 tor-resolve - resolve a hostname to an IP address via tor
15 **tor-resolve** [-4|-5] [-v] [-x] __hostname__ [__sockshost__[:__socksport__]]
19 **tor-resolve** is a simple script to connect to a SOCKS proxy that knows about
20 the SOCKS RESOLVE command, hand it a hostname, and return an IP address.
22 By default, **tor-resolve** uses the Tor server running on 127.0.0.1 on SOCKS
23 port 9050. If this isn't what you want, you should specify an explicit
24 __sockshost__ and/or __socksport__ on the command line.
29 Display verbose output.
32 Perform a reverse lookup: get the PTR record for an IPv4 address.
35 Use the SOCKS5 protocol. (Default)
38 Use the SOCKS4a protocol rather than the default SOCKS5 protocol. Doesn't
43 **tor**(1), **torify**(1). +
45 See doc/socks-extensions.txt in the Tor package for protocol details.
49 Roger Dingledine <arma@mit.edu>, Nick Mathewson <nickm@alum.mit.edu>.