A bash script for OS X that converts adblock lists to privoxy's format.
Based on code by Andrwe Lord Weber found here. The original script did not work well in OS X due to the fact that it depended on pidof and other GNU/Linux specific behavior.
This script is modified to work in an OS X environment and does not require root privileges.
Note: This script requires wget to be installed on the system.
By default, this script fetches the easylist script and installs it into /usr/local/etc/privoxy. If that is not appropriate for your system, parameters can be passed to control the behavior of the script.
$ privoxy-adblock.sh [-d] [-p <privoxy config dir>] [-u <url1>] [-u <url2>]...
| Switch/Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| -d | Turn on debugging |
| -p <privoxy path> | Path to privoxy configuration directory |
| -u <url> | Downloads/converts adblock filter list |
The script supports the passing of multiple URLs, the output of the converted adblock filter lists will be [basename].script.action and [basename].script.filter.
Once the files have been created, they must be added to the privoxy configuration. For example:
actionsfile easylist.script.action
filterfile easylist.script.filter
Once the file is added, rerunning the script with the same parameters will automatically update the privoxy filters.
| Environment Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| SEDCMD | The command used to invoke sed | sed |