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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
1.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.1,v 1.59 2015/04/24 06:26:49 jmc Exp $ 1.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.1,v 1.62 2015/11/15 23:54:15 jmc Exp $
2.\" 2.\"
3.\" Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi> 3.\" Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
4.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland 4.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
34.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 34.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
35.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 35.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
36.\" 36.\"
37.Dd $Mdocdate: April 24 2015 $ 37.Dd $Mdocdate: November 15 2015 $
38.Dt SSH-AGENT 1 38.Dt SSH-AGENT 1
39.Os 39.Os
40.Sh NAME 40.Sh NAME
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
43.Sh SYNOPSIS 43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.Nm ssh-agent 44.Nm ssh-agent
45.Op Fl c | s 45.Op Fl c | s
46.Op Fl Dd 46.Op Fl \&Dd
47.Op Fl a Ar bind_address 47.Op Fl a Ar bind_address
48.Op Fl E Ar fingerprint_hash 48.Op Fl E Ar fingerprint_hash
49.Op Fl t Ar life 49.Op Fl t Ar life
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ machines using
66.Pp 66.Pp
67The agent initially does not have any private keys. 67The agent initially does not have any private keys.
68Keys are added using 68Keys are added using
69.Xr ssh 1
70(see
71.Cm AddKeysToAgent
72in
73.Xr ssh_config 5
74for details)
75or
69.Xr ssh-add 1 . 76.Xr ssh-add 1 .
70Multiple identities may be stored in 77Multiple identities may be stored in
71.Nm 78.Nm
@@ -130,7 +137,7 @@ overrides this value.
130Without this option the default maximum lifetime is forever. 137Without this option the default maximum lifetime is forever.
131.El 138.El
132.Pp 139.Pp
133If a commandline is given, this is executed as a subprocess of the agent. 140If a command line is given, this is executed as a subprocess of the agent.
134When the command dies, so does the agent. 141When the command dies, so does the agent.
135.Pp 142.Pp
136The idea is that the agent is run in the user's local PC, laptop, or 143The idea is that the agent is run in the user's local PC, laptop, or