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 .TH SSH-ADD 1 "November 8, 1995" "SSH" "SSH"  .Dd September 25, 1999
   .Dt SSH-ADD 1
 .SH NAME  .Os
 ssh-add \- adds identities for the authentication agent  .Sh NAME
   .Nm ssh-add
 .SH SYNOPSIS  .Nd adds identities for the authentication agent
 .B ssh-add  .Sh SYNOPSIS
 [\c  .Nm ssh-add
 .B \-l\c  .Op Fl ldD
 ]  .Op Ar
 [\c  .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .B \-d\c  .Nm
 ]  
 [\c  
 .B \-D\c  
 ]  
 [\c  
 .B file\c  
 \&.\|.\|.\|]  
   
 .SH DESCRIPTION  
 .LP  
 .B Ssh-add  
 adds identities to the authentication agent,  adds identities to the authentication agent,
 .B ssh-agent.  .Xr ssh-agent 1 .
 When run without arguments, it adds the file  When run without arguments, it adds the file
 .IR $HOME/\s+2.\s0ssh/identity ".  .Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity .
 Alternative file names can be given on the  Alternative file names can be given on the
 command line.  If any file requires a passphrase,  command line.  If any file requires a passphrase,
 .B ssh-add  .Nm
 asks for the passphrase from the user.  If the user is using X11, the  asks for the passphrase from the user.  If the user is using X11, the
 passphrase is requested using a small X11 program; otherwise it is  passphrase is requested using a small X11 program; otherwise it is
 read from the user's tty.  (Note: it may be necessary to redirect  read from the user's tty.  (Note: it may be necessary to redirect
 stdin from /dev/null to get the passphrase requested using X11.)  stdin from
 .LP  .Pa /dev/null
   to get the passphrase requested using X11.)
   .Pp
 The authentication agent must be running and must be an ancestor of  The authentication agent must be running and must be an ancestor of
 the current process for  the current process for
 .B ssh-add  .Nm
 to work.  to work.
   .Pp
 .SH OPTIONS  The options are as follows:
 .TP 0.5i  .Pp
 .B \-l  .Bl -tag -width Ds
   .It Fl l
 Lists all identities currently represented by the agent.  Lists all identities currently represented by the agent.
 .TP  .It Fl d
 .B \-d  
 Instead of adding the identity, removes the identity from the agent.  Instead of adding the identity, removes the identity from the agent.
 .TP  .It Fl D
 .B \-D  
 Deletes all identities from the agent.  Deletes all identities from the agent.
   .El
 .SH FILES  .Sh FILES
 .TP  .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .I \&$HOME/\s+2.\s0ssh/identity  .Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity
 Contains the RSA authentication identity of the user.  This file  Contains the RSA authentication identity of the user.  This file
 should not be readable by anyone but the user.  It is possible to  should not be readable by anyone but the user.  It is possible to
 specify a passphrase when generating the key; that passphrase will be  specify a passphrase when generating the key; that passphrase will be
 used to encrypt the private part of this file.  This is the  used to encrypt the private part of this file.  This is the
 default file added by  default file added by
 .B ssh-add  .Nm
 when no other files have been specified.  when no other files have been specified.
 .IP  .Pp
 If  If
 .B ssh-add  .Nm
 needs a passphrase, it will read the passphrase from the current  needs a passphrase, it will read the passphrase from the current
 terminal if it was run from a terminal.  If  terminal if it was run from a terminal.  If
 .B ssh-add  .Nm
 does not have a terminal associated with it but  does not have a terminal associated with it but
 .SM DISPLAY\s0  .Ev DISPLAY
 is set, it  is set, it
 will open an X11 window to read the passphrase.  This is particularly  will open an X11 window to read the passphrase.  This is particularly
 useful when calling  useful when calling
 .B ssh-add  .Nm
 from a .Xsession or related script.  (Note that on some machines it  from a
 may be necessary to redirect the input from /dev/null to make this work.)  .Pa .Xsession
   or related script.  (Note that on some machines it
 .SH AUTHOR  may be necessary to redirect the input from
 .LP  .Pa /dev/null
   to make this work.)
   .Sh AUTHOR
 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>  Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
   .Sh SEE ALSO
 .SH SEE ALSO  .Xr ssh 1 ,
 .BR ssh-agent (1),  .Xr ssh-agent 1 ,
 .BR ssh-keygen (1),  .Xr ssh-keygen 1 ,
 .BR ssh (1),  .Xr sshd 8
 .BR sshd (8)  
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