version 1.16.2.4, 2001/05/07 21:09:35 |
version 1.16.2.5, 2001/09/27 00:15:42 |
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.Nd authentication agent |
.Nd authentication agent |
.Sh SYNOPSIS |
.Sh SYNOPSIS |
.Nm ssh-agent |
.Nm ssh-agent |
.Ar command |
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.Ar args ... |
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.Nm ssh-agent |
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.Op Fl c Li | Fl s |
.Op Fl c Li | Fl s |
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.Op Fl d |
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.Op Ar command Op Ar args ... |
.Nm ssh-agent |
.Nm ssh-agent |
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.Op Fl c Li | Fl s |
.Fl k |
.Fl k |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Nm |
.Nm |
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Kill the current agent (given by the |
Kill the current agent (given by the |
.Ev SSH_AGENT_PID |
.Ev SSH_AGENT_PID |
environment variable). |
environment variable). |
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.It Fl d |
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Debug mode. When this option is specified |
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.Nm |
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will not fork. |
.El |
.El |
.Pp |
.Pp |
If a commandline is given, this is executed as a subprocess of the agent. |
If a commandline is given, this is executed as a subprocess of the agent. |
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identities anywhere in the network in a secure way. |
identities anywhere in the network in a secure way. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
There are two main ways to get an agent setup: |
There are two main ways to get an agent setup: |
Either you let the agent |
Either the agent starts a new subcommand into which some environment |
start a new subcommand into which some environment variables are exported, or |
variables are exported, or the agent prints the needed shell commands |
you let the agent print the needed shell commands (either |
(either |
.Xr sh 1 |
.Xr sh 1 |
or |
or |
.Xr csh 1 |
.Xr csh 1 |