#760164 Please support -uUser and -pPassword without additional space

Package:
torsocks
Source:
torsocks
Description:
use SOCKS-friendly applications with Tor
Submitter:
Nomen Nescio
Date:
2026-07-06 17:45:37 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
Tags:
#760164#5
Date:
2014-09-01 13:05:24 UTC
From:
To:
Torsocks doesn't recognise the arguments to the -u (--user) and -p
(--pass) options if they immediately follow the option characters:

$ torsocks -uMyUser -pMyPass /bin/true
Illegal option -u
/usr/bin/torsocks: 98: local: /usr/bin/which: bad variable name

It works if you put a space between the option and the argument:

$ torsocks -u MyUser -p MyPass /bin/true

Torsocks should support the former syntax too, as it is standard on
UNIX-like systems.
#760164#18
Date:
2025-03-10 13:01:11 UTC
From:
To:
Hey,

upstream responded and closed
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/torsocks/-/issues/40030#note_3169759

" This is not going to be a priority unless someone thinks it's worthwhile
enough to drop a patch."

Regards,

hefee
#760164#23
Date:
2025-03-10 13:01:11 UTC
From:
To:
Hey,

upstream responded and closed
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/torsocks/-/issues/40030#note_3169759

" This is not going to be a priority unless someone thinks it's worthwhile
enough to drop a patch."

Regards,

hefee