---
name: "squidGuard"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "squidguard"
version: "1.6.0-6+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/squidGuard"
---

# squidGuard(1)

Filter and redirector plugin for Squid and Squid3

## NAME

squidGuard - Filter and redirector plugin for Squid and Squid3

## SYNOPSIS

**squidGuard** *\[-u\]* *\[-C block*\]\> *\[-b\]* *\[-t time\]* *\[-c file\]* *\[-d\]* *\[-P\]* *\[-v\]* *\[-h\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**squidGuard** is flexible and ultra fast filter, redirector  and access controller plugin for squid.  It lets you define multiple  access rules with different restrictions for different user groups on  a squid cache.  squidGuard uses squid's standard redirector interface.

## OPTIONS

- **-u**

  Update .db files from .diff files.

- **-C** *file*\|all

  Create new .db files from urls/domain files, which are specified in "file".

- **-b**

  Switch on progress bar when updating the blacklists.

- **-t** *time*

  Specify startup time in the format: yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:SS

- **-c** *file*

  Load alternate config file.

- **-d**

  Send all errors to stderr.

- **-P**

  Do not go into emergency mode when an error with blacklists is encountered.

- **-v**

  Show version number.

- **-h**

  Show the short help.

## COPYRIGHT and LICENSE

Copyright (c) 1999 Tele Danmark InterNordia, Oslo, Norway

Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Shalla Secure Services, Gauting, Germany

Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Joachim Wiedorn, Germany

This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License version 2 can be found in \`/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.

## AUTHOR

**squidguard** was written by Pål Baltzersen and Lars Erik Håland.

This manual page was written by Joachim Wiedorn \<joodebian at joonet.de\> for the Debian project (and may be used by others).

## SEE ALSO

[**update-squidguard**(1)](/update-squidguard/1.md), [**squid**(8)](/squid/8.md), [**sgclean**(1)](/sgclean/1.md), [**hostbyname**(1)](/hostbyname/1.md)