socks5proxy

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# TODO: stop proxy with --stop

IP_ADDR="$($BASHJAZZ_PATH/network/localip $2)"

Red='\e[0;31m'   # Error color
Green='\e[0;32m' # Success color
NoF='\e[0m'      # Clear formatting

echo    "  Starting SOCKS5 proxy on port $1 for"
echo -n "  ip address $IP_ADDR (this machine)..."

ssh -f -N -D $IP_ADDR:${1:-1080} localhost &

if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
  >&2 echo -e "${Red}Something went wrong, see the error messages above."
else
  echo -e "${Green} done"
fi