ss-local:tldr:09e7e

ss-local: Run a Shadowsocks proxy by specifying the host, server port, local port, password, and encryption method.

ss-local

$ ss-local -s ${host} -p ${server_port} -l ${local port} -k ${password} -m ${encrypt_method}

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The command you provided is used to start a Shadowsocks client on your local machine. Here's a breakdown of each part:

ss-local: This is the command-line utility for running the Shadowsocks client.
-s ${host}: Specifies the server hostname or IP address to which the Shadowsocks client should connect. ${host} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual server host.
-p ${server_port}: Specifies the server port on which the Shadowsocks server is listening. ${server_port} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual server port number.
-l ${local_port}: Specifies the local port number on your machine where the Shadowsocks client should listen for incoming connections. ${local_port} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the desired local port number.
-k ${password}: Specifies the password used for encryption and authentication between your local machine and the Shadowsocks server. ${password} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual password.
-m ${encrypt_method}: Specifies the encryption method to be used for the Shadowsocks connections. ${encrypt_method} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the desired encryption method (e.g., "aes-256-cfb", "chacha20-ietf-poly1305", etc.).

Once you replace the placeholders with the appropriate values, running this command will start the Shadowsocks client, which will establish an encrypted connection with the specified Shadowsocks server using the provided parameters.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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