https://github.com/msimerson/ssh-agent

A shell script that loads ssh-agent and keys into each terminal session of a workstation
https://github.com/msimerson/ssh-agent

bash macosx shell ssh-agent zsh

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A shell script that loads ssh-agent and keys into each terminal session of a workstation

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/msimerson/ssh-agent
• Owner: msimerson
• License: mit
• Created: 2013-11-12T18:23:41.000Z (about 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-03-23T17:10:58.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-02T00:10:15.573Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: bash, macosx, shell, ssh-agent, zsh
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 15.6 KB
• Stars: 20
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: Changes.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# ssh-agent

A shell script that autoloads the ssh-agent and keys into each terminal session

of a workstation, significantly reducing the complexity of using ssh-agent.

Used and tested on Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Linux computers. Should work on any

UNIXy host with OpenSSH installed.

# INSTALL

## 1. Install to $HOME/.ssh directory as agent.sh

```sh

curl -L -o ~/.ssh/agent.sh https://github.com/msimerson/ssh-agent/raw/master/agent.sh

chmod 755 ~/.ssh/agent.sh

```

## 2. Run it when new terminal windows open

### bash

```sh

echo 'source .ssh/agent.sh' >> ~/.bash\_profile

```

### zsh

```sh

echo '.ssh/agent.sh' >> ~/.zprofile

```

## 3. Open new terminal/shell sessions

## 4. Enjoy

# SSH-AGENT SOCKET

Setting \_sockfile is an efficiency improvement. Rather than storing the

ssh socket file in /tmp/ssh-XXXXXXXXXX/agent. and having to glob

to find it, we can store it in a fixed location so this script can find

it more efficiently. Since all our shell/terminal windows will share the

first ssh-agent process, there is no need for the random location.

If you decide to alter the location, keep security in mind. You do not want

others to have access to this socket. Your ~/.ssh directory is a great

choice because its default permissions (600) are readable only by you.

If you wish to keep the default /tmp behavior, comment out the \_sockfile setting.