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ref-manual: Updated FAQ entry regarding Proxy for SOCKS 

Fixes [YOCTO #8637]

Added an example to the section for https_proxy.

Also added a small example section for SOCKS proxy.

Reported-by: Liam R. Howlett <liam.howlett@windriver.com>
(From yocto-docs rev: e17510f1209660b934e27f52a3e5c01a1f213453)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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</question>
<answer>
<para>
Most source fetching by the OpenEmbedded build system is done by <filename>wget</filename>
and you therefore need to specify the proxy settings in a
<filename>.wgetrc</filename> file in your home directory.
Here are some example settings:
Most source fetching by the OpenEmbedded build system is done
by <filename>wget</filename> and you therefore need to specify
the proxy settings in a <filename>.wgetrc</filename> file
in your home directory.
Following are some example settings for different proxy types:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
http_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
ftp_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
Http/FTP proxy:
https_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
http_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
ftp_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
socks proxy:
export SOCKS_SERVER=`<replaceable>server</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>`
unset http_proxy
unset https_proxy
unset ftp_proxy
</literallayout>
The Yocto Project also includes a
<filename>site.conf.sample</filename> file that shows how to