ssh-agent

Hold SSH keys in memory

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What it does

Background agent for private keys. See the flags and examples below, and run `man ssh-agent` for the full reference.

Examples
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"Start an agent · explain & risk-check →
Related
ssh-add ssh
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Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man ssh-agent for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.