Set Web Proxy Settings Via Terminal On Macos

Set Web Proxy Settings via Terminal on MacOS

In order to set a web proxy on MacOS’ terminal, we will use networksetup utility:

• First get list of network services

  networksetup -listallnetworkservices
  

  It will show a list like this:

  An asterisk (*) denotes that a network service is disabled.
  Thunderbolt Bridge
  Wi-Fi
  Freedom VPN
  V2BOX
  v4freedom
  FoXray
  

  From the output, we know that Wi-Fi is what we’re looking for.

• Next, set web proxy and secure web proxy as follows:

  networksetup -setwebproxy Wi-Fi 127.0.0.1 19999
  networksetup -setsecurewebproxy Wi-Fi 127.0.0.1 19999
  

  That’s it. You should be able to use the proxy now.

• If you want to turn off the proxy, use the following commands:

networksetup -setwebproxystate Wi-Fi Off
networksetup -setsecurewebproxystate Wi-Fi Off

Using On in the above commands will turn on the proxies.

Using a Script to Automate Proxy Setting

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