-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.1,v 1.36 2003/01/21 18:14:36 marc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.1,v 1.39 2003/06/10 09:12:11 jmc Exp $
.\"
.\" Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
.Ev SSH_AGENT_PID
environment variable).
.It Fl t Ar life
-Set a default value for the maximum lifetime of identities added to the agent.
+Set a default value for the maximum lifetime of identities added to the agent.
The lifetime may be specified in seconds or in a time format specified in
.Xr sshd 8 .
A lifetime specified for an identity with
overrides this value.
Without this option the default maximum lifetime is forever.
.It Fl d
-Debug mode. When this option is specified
+Debug mode.
+When this option is specified
.Nm
will not fork.
.El
remote logins, and the user can thus use the privileges given by the
identities anywhere in the network in a secure way.
.Pp
-There are two main ways to get an agent setup:
+There are two main ways to get an agent set up:
Either the agent starts a new subcommand into which some environment
variables are exported, or the agent prints the needed shell commands
(either
These sockets should only be readable by the owner.
The sockets should get automatically removed when the agent exits.
.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr ssh 1 ,
+.Xr ssh-add 1 ,
+.Xr ssh-keygen 1 ,
+.Xr sshd 8
.Sh AUTHORS
OpenSSH is a derivative of the original and free
ssh 1.2.12 release by Tatu Ylonen.
created OpenSSH.
Markus Friedl contributed the support for SSH
protocol versions 1.5 and 2.0.
-.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr ssh 1 ,
-.Xr ssh-add 1 ,
-.Xr ssh-keygen 1 ,
-.Xr sshd 8