ssh-agent

SSH,

Syntax

eval $(ssh-agent -s)
ssh-add [keyfile]

Parameters

ParametersDescriptionExamplesLevel
-s Bourne shell command eval $(ssh-agent -s) Common
-k agent ssh-agent -k Common
-t agent ssh-add -t 3600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 Advanced
-A ForwardAgent SSH agent() ssh -A user@host Advanced
-l agent ssh-add -l Common

Examples

agent

eval $(ssh-agent -s)
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
, SSH

ssh-add -l
agent

ssh-add -t 7200 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
agent 2

agent

ssh -A user@bastion-host

Common Errors

Could not open a connection to your authentication agentagent, eval $(ssh-agent -s)
The agent has no identitiesagent, ssh-add

Tips

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