ssh-add Options

OpenSSH

Tectia

Option

Meaning

 

-1

Limit SSH-1 compatibility

 

-c

Confirm identities before loading them

-d

Unload key

-D

Unload all keys

 

-e reader

Remove key in smartcard reader

 

-f step

Limit agent-forwarding hops

 

-F host_list

Limit agent-forwarding hosts

 

-I

PGP keys are identified by ID

 

-l

List loaded keys

 

-l

List fingerprints of loaded keys

 

-L

Lock agent

 

-L

List loaded keys

 

-N

PGP keys are identified by name

 

-p

Read passphrase from stdin

 

-P

PGP keys are identified by fingerprint

 

-R filename

Specify PGP keyring file

 

-s reader

Add key in smartcard reader

-t timeout

Expire key after timeout

 

-u

Read key from URL

 

-U

Unlock agent

 

-x

Lock agent

 

-X

Unlock agent

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