proxyfy.sh

#!/bin/bash

 assignProxy(){
   PROXY_ENV="http_proxy ftp_proxy https_proxy all_proxy HTTP_PROXY HTTPS_PROXY FTP_PROXY ALL_PROXY"
   for envar in $PROXY_ENV
   do
     export $envar=$1
   done
   for envar in "no_proxy NO_PROXY"
   do
      export $envar=$2
   done
 }

 clrProxy(){
   assignProxy "" # This is what 'unset' does.
 }

 proxyfy(){
   user=EscapeOrQuoteThePassword
   pass="Curious, aren't you?"
#   read -p "Password: " -s pass &&  echo -e " "
   proxy_value="http://$user:$pass@lelaporm.telecomitalia.local:8080"
   no_proxy_value="localhost,127.0.0.1"
   assignProxy $proxy_value $no_proxy_value
 }