How to apply a system wide proxy?

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Issue

Procedure to update proxy for all user shells and yum

How to confirm the proxy is set on the server?

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 all versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 all versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 all versions

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