docs/_includes/content/ssh/ssh-add-keys-to-agent.md

• Mac
• Windows
• Linux

{% capture mac-content-add %} 1. Start the `ssh-agent` in the background using the command `eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"`. You get the agent process ID in return.

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eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
Agent pid 59566
```

2. On macOS Sierra 10.12.2 or newer, modify your ~/.ssh/config file to automatically load keys into the ssh-agent and store passphrases in your keychain.

   Host *
    AddKeysToAgent yes
    UseKeychain yes
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
   

3. Add your SSH private key to the ssh-agent, using the default macOS ssh-add command.

   $ ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa
   

   If you created your key with a different name or have an existing key with a different name, replace id_rsa in the command with the name of your private key file.

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1. Start the ssh-agent in the background.

   eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
   Agent pid 59566
   

2. Add your SSH private key to the ssh-agent.

   $ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
   

   If you created your key with a different name or have an existing key with a different name, replace id_rsa in the command with the name of your private key file.

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1. Start the ssh-agent in the background.

   eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
   Agent pid 59566
   

2. Add your SSH private key to the ssh-agent.

   $ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
   

   If you created your key with a different name or have an existing key with a different name, replace id_rsa in the command with the name of your private key file.

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