ohmyzsh/plugins/ssh-agent/README.md
Will Boyce 0e232d4853
feat(ssh-agent): add ssh-add-args setting (#7908)
* ssh-agent: add `:omz:plugins:ssh-agent ssh_add_args` option

* Clean up and document extra setting

* Document valid ssh-add arguments

Co-authored-by: Marc Cornellà <hello@mcornella.com>
2021-03-15 22:51:33 +01:00

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# ssh-agent plugin
This plugin starts automatically `ssh-agent` to set up and load whichever
credentials you want for ssh connections.
To enable it, add `ssh-agent` to your plugins:
```zsh
plugins=(... ssh-agent)
```
## Settings
**IMPORTANT: put these settings _before_ the line that sources oh-my-zsh**
To enable **agent forwarding support** add the following to your zshrc file:
```zsh
zstyle :omz:plugins:ssh-agent agent-forwarding on
```
----
To **load multiple identities** use the `identities` style, For example:
```zsh
zstyle :omz:plugins:ssh-agent identities id_rsa id_rsa2 id_github
```
----
To **set the maximum lifetime of the identities**, use the `lifetime` style.
The lifetime may be specified in seconds or as described in sshd_config(5)
(see _TIME FORMATS_). If left unspecified, the default lifetime is forever.
```zsh
zstyle :omz:plugins:ssh-agent lifetime 4h
```
----
To **pass arguments to the `ssh-add` command** that adds the identities on startup,
use the `ssh-add-args` setting. You can pass multiple arguments separated by spaces:
```zsh
zstyle :omz:plugins:ssh-agent ssh-add-args -K -c -a /run/user/1000/ssh-auth
```
These will then be passed the the `ssh-add` call as if written directly. The example
above will turn into:
```zsh
ssh-add -K -c -a /run/user/1000/ssh-auth <identities>
```
For valid `ssh-add` arguments run `ssh-add --help` or `man ssh-add`.
## Credits
Based on code from Joseph M. Reagle: https://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-06/msg00537.html
Agent-forwarding support based on ideas from Florent Thoumie and Jonas Pfenniger