1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ssh-agent.1 b/ssh-agent.1
index 8b9504fa5..3fef3a479 100644
--- a/ssh-agent.1
+++ b/ssh-agent.1
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ environment variable holds the agent's PID.
 .Pp
 The agent exits automatically when the command given on the command
 line terminates.
+.Pp
+Here's a trick that will allow you to start this up from your .bash_profile (just put it in as the first thing that happens):
+.Sp
+.Vb 1
+\&      [ ! "$SSH_AGENT_PID" ] && exec ssh-agent -- bash --login
+\&      ssh-add
+.Ve
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity

diff --git a/ssh-agent.1 b/ssh-agent.1 index 8b9504fa5..3fef3a479 100644 --- a/ssh-agent.1 +++ b/ssh-agent.1
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ environment variable holds the agent's PID.
109	.Pp	109	.Pp
110	The agent exits automatically when the command given on the command	110	The agent exits automatically when the command given on the command
111	line terminates.	111	line terminates.
		112	.Pp
		113	Here's a trick that will allow you to start this up from your .bash_profile (just put it in as the first thing that happens):
		114	.Sp
		115	.Vb 1
		116
		117	\& [ ! "$SSH_AGENT_PID" ] && exec ssh-agent -- bash --login
		118	\& ssh-add
		119	.Ve
112	.Sh FILES	120	.Sh FILES
113	.Bl -tag -width Ds	121	.Bl -tag -width Ds
114	.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity	122	.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity