From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 12:33:02 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: docs: use .example URLs for proxies
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docs: use .example URLs for proxies
---

diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cacert.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cacert.md
index 682349a7e2..0b2405d1c9 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cacert.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cacert.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See-also:
   - dump-ca-embed
   - proxy
 Example:
-  - --proxy-cacert CA-file.txt -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-cacert CA-file.txt -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-cacert`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-capath.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-capath.md
index 91575ae4d8..344756a43e 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-capath.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-capath.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ See-also:
   - capath
   - dump-ca-embed
 Example:
-  - --proxy-capath /local/directory -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-capath /local/directory -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-capath`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cert-type.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cert-type.md
index 8a1121bb36..3dcd2017c4 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cert-type.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cert-type.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ See-also:
   - proxy-cert
   - proxy-key
 Example:
-  - --proxy-cert-type PEM --proxy-cert file -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-cert-type PEM --proxy-cert file -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-cert-type`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cert.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cert.md
index 734766730c..929791e3a1 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cert.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-cert.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ See-also:
   - proxy-key
   - proxy-cert-type
 Example:
-  - --proxy-cert file -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-cert file -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-cert`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ciphers.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ciphers.md
index 420e7563bd..4cb85e1e67 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ciphers.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ciphers.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ See-also:
   - ciphers
   - proxy
 Example:
-  - --proxy-ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-ciphers`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-crlfile.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-crlfile.md
index 726e449557..9f7d3304fa 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-crlfile.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-crlfile.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ See-also:
   - crlfile
   - proxy
 Example:
-  - --proxy-crlfile rejects.txt -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-crlfile rejects.txt -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-crlfile`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-insecure.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-insecure.md
index 5796c36237..0c2d8b99bc 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-insecure.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-insecure.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See-also:
   - proxy
   - insecure
 Example:
-  - --proxy-insecure -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-insecure -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-insecure`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-key-type.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-key-type.md
index 587c13c592..e455140016 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-key-type.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-key-type.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ See-also:
   - proxy-key
   - proxy
 Example:
-  - --proxy-key-type DER --proxy-key here -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-key-type DER --proxy-key here -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-key-type`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-key.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-key.md
index 7caa636e36..8ee78c46ea 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-key.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-key.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ See-also:
   - proxy-key-type
   - proxy
 Example:
-  - --proxy-key here -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-key here -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-key`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-pass.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-pass.md
index 88cefd54c8..1005d95d2f 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-pass.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-pass.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ See-also:
   - proxy
   - proxy-key
 Example:
-  - --proxy-pass secret --proxy-key here -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-pass secret --proxy-key here -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-pass`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ssl-allow-beast.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ssl-allow-beast.md
index 089038dec4..909a7f026e 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ssl-allow-beast.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ssl-allow-beast.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See-also:
   - ssl-allow-beast
   - proxy
 Example:
-  - --proxy-ssl-allow-beast -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-ssl-allow-beast -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-ssl-allow-beast`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ssl-auto-client-cert.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ssl-auto-client-cert.md
index 578a7a6417..e041b81523 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ssl-auto-client-cert.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-ssl-auto-client-cert.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See-also:
   - ssl-auto-client-cert
   - proxy
 Example:
-  - --proxy-ssl-auto-client-cert -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-ssl-auto-client-cert -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-ssl-auto-client-cert`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsauthtype.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsauthtype.md
index 684a7d55ef..84becc149e 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsauthtype.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsauthtype.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ See-also:
   - proxy-tlsuser
   - proxy-tlspassword
 Example:
-  - --proxy-tlsauthtype SRP -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-tlsauthtype SRP -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-tlsauthtype`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlspassword.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlspassword.md
index fe9ae7d2e2..63c2521566 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlspassword.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlspassword.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ See-also:
   - proxy
   - proxy-tlsuser
 Example:
-  - --proxy-tlspassword passwd -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-tlspassword passwd -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-tlspassword`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsuser.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsuser.md
index 3517701119..610a2169b8 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsuser.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsuser.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ See-also:
   - proxy
   - proxy-tlspassword
 Example:
-  - --proxy-tlsuser smith -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-tlsuser smith -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-tlsuser`
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsv1.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsv1.md
index 7b322e3a32..20643fd82b 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsv1.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/proxy-tlsv1.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Multi: mutex
 See-also:
   - proxy
 Example:
-  - --proxy-tlsv1 -x https://proxy $URL
+  - --proxy-tlsv1 -x https://proxy.example $URL
 ---
 
 # `--proxy-tlsv1`
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PROXY_SSL_VERIFYRESULT.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PROXY_SSL_VERIFYRESULT.md
index 17dab0e324..39fe1c70d2 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PROXY_SSL_VERIFYRESULT.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLINFO_PROXY_SSL_VERIFYRESULT.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int main(void)
     long verifyresult;
 
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy:443");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example:443");
 
     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
     if(res) {
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO.md
index 6be10774db..55c97b769f 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int main(void)
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
     /* using an HTTPS proxy */
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://localhost:443");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example:443");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO, "/etc/certs/cabundle.pem");
     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO_BLOB.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO_BLOB.md
index 16af56e5cd..5efc5e5f08 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO_BLOB.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO_BLOB.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int main(void)
     struct curl_blob blob;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
     /* using an HTTPS proxy */
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://localhost:443");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example:443");
     blob.data = strpem;
     blob.len = strlen(strpem);
     blob.flags = CURL_BLOB_COPY;
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAPATH.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAPATH.md
index d0fce53cae..0cb17c31bf 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAPATH.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_CAPATH.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int main(void)
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
     /* using an HTTPS proxy */
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://localhost:443");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example:443");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_CAPATH, "/etc/cert-dir");
     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_ISSUERCERT.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_ISSUERCERT.md
index 88af6f8ed9..54e900d2fd 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_ISSUERCERT.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_ISSUERCERT.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int main(void)
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
     /* using an HTTPS proxy */
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://localhost:443");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example:443");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_ISSUERCERT, "/etc/certs/cacert.pem");
     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_ISSUERCERT_BLOB.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_ISSUERCERT_BLOB.md
index a697751397..dd8e81b8d4 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_ISSUERCERT_BLOB.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_ISSUERCERT_BLOB.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int main(void)
     struct curl_blob blob;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
     /* using an HTTPS proxy */
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://localhost:443");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example:443");
     blob.data = certificateData;
     blob.len = filesize;
     blob.flags = CURL_BLOB_COPY;
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_KEYPASSWD.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_KEYPASSWD.md
index 4d82870953..9b59ec1fd1 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_KEYPASSWD.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_KEYPASSWD.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int main(void)
   if(curl) {
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/foo.bin");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy:443");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example:443");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_KEYPASSWD, "superman");
     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_PINNEDPUBLICKEY.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_PINNEDPUBLICKEY.md
index 49c28a7b6e..70c294c5ac 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_PINNEDPUBLICKEY.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_PINNEDPUBLICKEY.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int main(void)
   CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
   if(curl) {
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy:443");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example:443");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_PINNEDPUBLICKEY,
                      "sha256//YhKJKSzoTt2b5FP18fvpHo7fJYqQCjA"
                      "a3HWY3tvRMwE=;sha256//t62CeU2tQiqkexU74"
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT.md
index f54832839f..efea446a25 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int main(void)
   if(curl) {
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT, "client.pem");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY, "key.pem");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_KEYPASSWD, "s3cret");
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERTTYPE.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERTTYPE.md
index f616c75e40..e0c07e325d 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERTTYPE.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERTTYPE.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int main(void)
   if(curl) {
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT, "client.pem");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERTTYPE, "PEM");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY, "key.pem");
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT_BLOB.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT_BLOB.md
index e3b947b146..83bd4d6ea8 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT_BLOB.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT_BLOB.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int main(void)
     blob.len = filesize;
     blob.flags = CURL_BLOB_COPY;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY, "key.pem");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_KEYPASSWD, "s3cret");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT_BLOB, &blob);
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY.md
index 74b431a6b0..443097dfb4 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int main(void)
   if(curl) {
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT, "client.pem");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY, "key.pem");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_KEYPASSWD, "s3cret");
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEYTYPE.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEYTYPE.md
index df14f081f5..cf44f3718a 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEYTYPE.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEYTYPE.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int main(void)
   if(curl) {
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLCERT, "client.pem");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY, "key.pem");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEYTYPE, "PEM");
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY_BLOB.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY_BLOB.md
index 91e9146849..da997695d0 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY_BLOB.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSLKEY_BLOB.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int main(void)
     CURLcode res;
     struct curl_blob blob;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example");
     blob.data = certificateData;
     blob.len = filesize;
     blob.flags = CURL_BLOB_COPY;
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_OPTIONS.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_OPTIONS.md
index 18b7ce6b36..ec9ccc16c8 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_OPTIONS.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_OPTIONS.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int main(void)
   if(curl) {
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example");
     /* weaken TLS only for use with silly proxies */
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_OPTIONS,
                      CURLSSLOPT_ALLOW_BEAST | CURLSSLOPT_NO_REVOKE);
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_PASSWORD.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_PASSWORD.md
index 91f2110716..540d96149f 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_PASSWORD.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_PASSWORD.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int main(void)
   if(curl) {
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_TYPE, "SRP");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_USERNAME, "user");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_PASSWORD, "secret");
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_TYPE.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_TYPE.md
index 4c7cfd700f..ceb1c1c091 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_TYPE.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_TYPE.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int main(void)
   if(curl) {
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_TYPE, "SRP");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_USERNAME, "user");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_PASSWORD, "secret");
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_USERNAME.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_USERNAME.md
index 44e32299ee..cbc8952753 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_USERNAME.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_USERNAME.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int main(void)
   if(curl) {
     CURLcode res;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_TYPE, "SRP");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_USERNAME, "user");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_TLSAUTH_PASSWORD, "secret");