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ssh-add — Manage loaded SSH keys in the `ssh-agent`. Ensure that `ssh-agent` is up and running for the keys to

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Problem

How to use the ssh-add command: Manage loaded SSH keys in the ssh-agent. Ensure that ssh-agent is up and running for the keys to be loaded in it. More information: <https://man.openbsd.org/ssh-add>.

Solution

ssh-add — Manage loaded SSH keys in the ssh-agent. Ensure that ssh-agent is up and running for the keys to be loaded in it. More information: <https://man.openbsd.org/ssh-add>.

Add the default SSH keys in ~/.ssh to the ssh-agent:

ssh-add

Add a specific key to the ssh-agent:

ssh-add {{path/to/private_key}}

List fingerprints of currently loaded keys:

ssh-add -l

Delete a key from the ssh-agent:

ssh-add -d {{path/to/private_key}}

Delete all currently loaded keys from the ssh-agent:

ssh-add -D

Add a key to the ssh-agent and the keychain:

ssh-add -K {{path/to/private_key}}

Code Snippets

Add the default SSH keys in `~/.ssh` to the ssh-agent

ssh-add

Add a specific key to the ssh-agent

ssh-add {{path/to/private_key}}

List fingerprints of currently loaded keys

ssh-add -l

Delete a key from the ssh-agent

ssh-add -d {{path/to/private_key}}

Delete all currently loaded keys from the ssh-agent

ssh-add -D

Context

tldr-pages: common/ssh-add

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