http-proxy: improve docs

Signed-off-by: James Cassell <code@james.cassell.me>
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James Cassell
2019-05-01 09:07:17 -04:00
parent eea77b5ae3
commit cf982f1480
3 changed files with 23 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func getCreateFlags(c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand) {
)
createFlags.Bool(
"http-proxy", true,
"Set proxy environment variables in container based on the host proxy vars",
"Set proxy environment variables in the container based on the host proxy vars",
)
createFlags.String(
"image-volume", cliconfig.DefaultImageVolume,

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@ -250,7 +250,17 @@ By default proxy environment variables are passed into the container if set
for the podman process. This can be disabled by setting the `--http-proxy`
option to `false`. The environment variables passed in include `http_proxy`,
`https_proxy`, `ftp_proxy`, `no_proxy`, and also the upper case versions of
those.
those. This option is only needed when the host system must use a proxy but
the container should not use any proxy. Proxy environment variables specified
for the container in any other way will override the values that would have
been passed thru from the host. (Other ways to specify the proxy for the
container include passing the values with the `--env` flag, or hardcoding the
proxy environment at container build time.)
For example, to disable passing these environment variables from host to
container:
`--http-proxy=false`
Defaults to `true`

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@ -257,7 +257,17 @@ By default proxy environment variables are passed into the container if set
for the podman process. This can be disabled by setting the `--http-proxy`
option to `false`. The environment variables passed in include `http_proxy`,
`https_proxy`, `ftp_proxy`, `no_proxy`, and also the upper case versions of
those.
those. This option is only needed when the host system must use a proxy but
the container should not use any proxy. Proxy environment variables specified
for the container in any other way will override the values that would have
been passed thru from the host. (Other ways to specify the proxy for the
container include passing the values with the `--env` flag, or hardcoding the
proxy environment at container build time.)
For example, to disable passing these environment variables from host to
container:
`--http-proxy=false`
Defaults to `true`