I was having trouble initiating the `ssh-agent` on Git Bash (Git for Windows) in my `.bashrc` file using the example provided at: https://help.github.com/articles/working-with-ssh-key-passphrases So I created a simple script that does the job. It initiates a ssh-agent when you open Git Bash, and kills it when you close the bash. Note, it doesn't…

gistfile1.sh

#! /bin/bash

#Start ssh-agent
eval `ssh-agent`

#Uncomment the next line if you want to automatically load ssh-keys at startup
#ssh-add

#Kill ssh-agent when we close the shell
trap "ssh-agent -k" EXIT