---
name: "selektor"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "selektor"
version: "3.13.73-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/selektor"
---

# selektor(1)

Java based Tor exit node selector and traffic router

## NAME

**selekTOR** - Java based Tor exit node selector and traffic router

## SYNOPSIS

```
selektor [OPTIONS] ...
```

## DESCRIPTION

**SelekTOR is a GUI frontend for the network Tor client. Used for security and** **anonymization purposes or to bypass some firewall. Simplifies the process of** **selecting Tor exit nodes and manages selective URL pattern based on routing** **via system proxying.**

## OPTIONS

**--help : This help information**

**--debug-all \[filename\] : All debug output.**

**--debug-warn \[filename\] : Warnings level debug output.**

**--debug-info \[filename\] : Information level debug output.**

**--debug-fine \[filename\] : Fine level debug output.**

**--debug-finer \[filename\] : Finer level debug output.**

**--debug-finest \[filename\] : Finest level debug output.**

**--reset-defaults : Return user settings to their safe defaults.**

**--clear-cache : Clears the Tor cache on startup.**

**--ignore-desktop : Ignore desktop detection information.**

**--start-delay : Delay startup in seconds, eg. --start-delay 5**

**--cleanup : Cleans up after a bad shutdown which may have left system proxy in an unknown state.**

**--default-proxy-quiet : Set system proxy back to its defaults quietly, without GUI dialog.**

**--restore-proxy-quiet : Attempt to restore proxy to its last known settings using a previously saved backup, without GUI dialog.**

**--default-proxy : Set system proxy back to its defaults accepts verification input via a GUI dialog.**

**--restore-proxy : Attempt to restore proxy to its last known settings using a previously saved backup, with input verification via a GUI dialog.**

**--update-disable : Disables the version update checking at startup and removes the option from preferences.**

## AUTHOR

**Written by Alistair Neil \<info@dazzleships.net\>.**

**This manual page was written by Paulo Roberto Alves de Oliveira (aka kretcheu)** **\<kretcheu@gmail.com\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).**

## COPYRIGHT

**Copyright © 2009-2017 Alistair Neil \<info@dazzleships.net\>.** **License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>.** **This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO** **WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.**